When Tomatoes = Pork (CDC + FDA = FU

[Nonno (Premo)]

The Wall Street Journal reports that Rep. Tim Mahoney (D-FL) plans to introduce legislation to give tomato growers and shippers $100 million in compensation for their losses due to the recent salmonella outbreak.


Consumer advocates oppose the bill. Sarah Klein, a staff attorney at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, said the food-industry lobby over the years has weakened federal food-safety oversight, and consumers shouldn't foot the bill now. "We'd like to see the industry focusing on how to prevent these outbreaks for the future to protect consumers and their bottom line," she said.

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[edinsomd]

I'm growing 'maters right now! Cha-CHING!$$$$ hit the lotto!
Ed

[ImnoMensa]

The US cost the tomato planters a lot of cash with their scare on salmonella in tomatoes. Millions of dollars were lost for naught. How many tons of beef have been destroyed by a phony scare? Its timethe government improved their methods of determining where the problem is before going off half-cocked and costing millons of dollars in damages.