• HowAbt2morrow
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    4 days ago

    I’ve been living overseas for decades and this shit never happens in other countries. Why is this a constant problem in the States?

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      4 days ago

      We have an FDA with less and less power and a culture of ruthless capitalism that thinks the baseline set by the government is still too high and needs to spend all effort cutting as many corners as possible to make the largest profit.

    • HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      3 days ago

      First time I went to Germany in 2011 the whole duration there was a big E. Coli outbreak

      Also can bet you haven’t spent time in china…

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      It was about a decade ago that Germany had a big problem. They blamed Spain. A bunch of Spanish produce sat in giant piles and rotted. The actual culprit was German spinach