When it comes to food safety, the Federal Government is all seeing and all knowing.

Which explains why many of our markets are all gone.

Take the Topps hamburger recall. The government, in its all knowing ways just knew that the problem wasn’t large. The recall was delayed nearly a month. Then 21 million pounds were recalled. What were they waiting for? We can only surmise that the attitude at USDA was wait and wait and wait and wait and see.

Inactive oversight at USDA is an energizer bunny; Still Growing………

Meanwhile the good folks in government have decided that German chemical and pharmaceutical company Bayer has no need to worry, their unapproved pre-release of genetically modified rice will be considered no foul even though it has affected rice exports out of the USA. Rice growers are among the most surplus laden producers in the US, and rice prices have contributed to much of the debate regarding subsidies and the amount of support domestic growers require.

Shades of StarLink. Foiled again. (It was StarLink corn a few years back that ruined our corn markets for 3 years.  Affected producers received about ten cents on the dollar for their loss. Gee, thanks Uncle Sam!)

Where is the all seeing, all knowing US government when we need their oversight and protection?

All gone.

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