tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20083102.post6143283117622673028..comments2023-05-03T02:36:43.957-05:00Comments on ack/nak: putting the pieces together: bad salsa UPDATEDUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20083102.post-42811772279655923272008-07-18T18:28:00.000-05:002008-07-18T18:28:00.000-05:00Forgot to say, did you know that rather than testi...Forgot to say, did you know that rather than testing the actual food stuff for e-coli it is generally adnmited by the FDA that testing the production line surfaces is good enough. SO most food producer take measures off their worksurfaces, after a good clean up !!<BR/><BR/>and yes, I spent a few days bent over on the bathroom floor !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20083102.post-32049863082248092752008-07-18T18:25:00.000-05:002008-07-18T18:25:00.000-05:00Because the FDA and USDA standards for tracing foo...Because the FDA and USDA standards for tracing food stuff are soooo poor they can't make the difference between a tomato grown in california and a cucumber grown in canada. once it is packed in america, everything is american and you can forget about what was before. there is no obligation to declare origination of foodstuff in this country. It is plain weird. are you sure these american best corn you BBQed last week didnt come from China where human S&%t is used as a fertilizer ?<BR/>In the UK (and in most of the world for that matter) you can tell which beast your steack came from. you can tell where that beast was killed, where it was farmed who were it's parents and what was it's last meal. I the US you can't tell anything further than what feedlot it came from.<BR/>The FDA and the USDA need to change their standards. it's a matter of public health. The UK FSA agents are a bunch of tossers but at least they work well.<BR/>http://www.food.gov.uk/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com