Where's the FDA?
Are they so asleep at the wheel that individual counties have to enforce the law?

We have had many years of underfunding and devaluing governmental agencies. Is it really that surprising when things like this happen?

Bush decimated the FDA folks. Inspectors were cut significantly. Between 2003 and 2006, FDA food safety inspections dropped 47 percent. Congress is considering allowing chicken processing plants to monitor themselves. We are regressing to the level of a 3rd world country where our food supply is concerned. Are you comfortable allowing the fox to guard the henhouse and having individuals who hate you grow your vegetables. Better grow your own garden and vote in the ability to raise your own chickens. At least you'll know what they're being fed.

The republicans wanted smaller gov't so they gutted the agencies used to protect us from crap like this. That's a damn sad fact. It's be nice to have some mental hospitals reopened as well. You know, like back in the time when "America was great"

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