And they wonder why the rest of the world isn’t super eager to import their awesome foodstuffs.
Comment on Farmers Hiding Bird Flu Cases in Cattle from the FedGov
disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 1 month ago
The USDA now requires a negative test for cattle to move across state lines, but no federal agency can mandate testing on the farms or go onto the farms without permission from the owners. Government requests to test farmers’ cows have mostly been ignored.
“You have to understand how they approach the world. They take on so much risk every day with what they do in their operation,” Naerebout said. “They are very reluctant on this issue or any other issue to have the government involved.”
So we have a feelings-based food supply. That’s probably fine.
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 1 month ago
disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 1 month ago
No joke. I was floored when I read that Mexico refused to import corn unless the FDA provided proof of full safety of the “Roundup ready” GMO corn and pesticides, and the FDA failed to respond with proof.
MHSJenkins@infosec.pub 1 month ago
We live in the Attention Age and the world runs to a large degree on emotions. This is fine, everything’s fine.
ThePantser@lemmy.world 1 month ago
So the USDA is now useless too? If they want approval to sell their cow stuffs the USDA should revoke their license unless they can enter their property to test.
disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 1 month ago
In all fairness, the USDA has been useless for a long time.
Just one of many examples, treatments are not considered ingredients, so they don’t need to be disclosed to the consumer. McDonald’s takes mechanically separated chicken bits leftover from Tyson’s boning process, then mixes it with ammonia to kill bacteria, homogenizing it into a pink goo. That goo is pressed into one of four shapes, “breaded” and fried, and the ingredients list for McNuggets is not required to include ammonia.
meowMix2525@lemm.ee 1 month ago
uh idk about the treatments thing specifically but the pink slime myth was both circulated and debunked before 2010, and the image that was going around of it was not taken in any facility relating to McDonald’s. It also wasn’t the nuggets that were treated with ammonia and homogenized, but the beef, and according to AP, “McDonalds stopped using the by-product, known in the industry as lean, finely-textured beef, in 2011”
I really don’t consider myself a McDonald’s defender but the least you could do is say things that are true lol
disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I saw it in a documentary a long time ago. I just looked myself, and it seems you’re right about it being their beef and not chicken.
The treatment designation is true. If a substance is added to food to be removed prior to consumption, it’s considered a treatment, and therefore does not have to be listed on the ingredients list.
NatakuNox@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I remember a story where a inspector had to wear a bag over her head to inspect a processing plant. So essentially blindfolded to inspect food production that would feed millions of people. Our whole political and economic system is a joke.