/--- Why not move to North Korea where there is no worry of "filthy food" You can always wash your tree bark, bugs and snakes before eating them for dinner.The forces greed will just as often drive short term profit while ignoring long term consequences[
No, I fear the loss of the power of the people over the forces of greed , profit, and right wing idiology
The forces of greed keep food safe an healthy. If a greedy capitalist sells bad food they lose customer, lose money, and go out of business.
You who seek to rule on the other hand lose nothing if thousands die. The real danger to the food supply is allowing lazy, corrupt and indifferent apparatchiks control.
We all know how good capitalist are at policing themselves. Think about how many cars with known deadly defects were allowed to stay on the road. Remember the subprime mortgage debacle caused by deregulation of the banks.
Getting back to food...
20 percent of baby food tested positive for LEAD, reveals ten-year study
Research gathered over a period of ten years has shown that 20 percent of baby food is contaminated with lead. As you may know, the CDC reports that there is no safe level of lead exposure for children, least of all infants. The report comes from a nonprofit organization known as the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF).
EDF’s Tim Neltner, who authored this mind-blowing report, commented, “The levels we found were relatively low, but when you add them up — with all the foods children eat … it’s significant.”
Together with his colleagues, Neltner evaluated data collected from the FDA between 2003 and 2013. All told, 2,164 baby food samples were analyzed. Their findings were shocking and disheartening. A staggering 89 percent of grape juice samples tested positive for lead, and another 86 percent of baby food sweet potatoes and 47 percent of teething biscuits also contained detectable amounts of lead. Apple juice, carrots and arrowroot cookies also tested positive for lead more often than other foods. You can download the full report here.