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catholicism-and-comics:vague-vixen:aspiderperday:ralfmaximus:parentheticalreference:ralfmaximus:papasmoke:poobahpanda:papasmoke:FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb took a brave stand against Big Government today by cutting the regulations that stopped corporations from putting rat shit, sawdust, and rotten fruit into their shitty frozen pies.this is about getting rid of nitpicky regulations that said you have to have a certain amount of fruit and no artificial sweeteners. these regulations only applied to frozen cherry pie products, not other kinds of pies or cherry pies that arent frozen. its not like the FDA suddenly turns a blind eye if Sara Lee is filling your cherry pies with rat poop and sawdust.These regulations were specifically created by the FDA because corporations were filling their frozen cherry pies with rotten shitty fruit that made people sick. The regulation, which also required companies to ensure that their food actually looked like what was on the fucking packaging, was part of a broader regulatory push in the 70′s to stop food companies from (yes literally) letting mouse shit and insect parts contaminate their food. Every building that stores or processes food has a pest problem and corporations will let that shit fester if they’re allowed just so they can save money. The removal of this regulation would put companies on an honor system where the FDA accepts in good faith that companies will not cut corners at every opportunity.Just like the creation of these regulations was part of a broader push to try to modestly increase the quality of daily human life in this shit-hole country, the removal of them is part of a broader long-term push by the ruling class to maximize profit and shield themselves from being held responsible for (yes literally) filling your food with rotten fruit, rat shit, and sawdust.Sara Lee’s not gonna fuck you.^^This. I spent over 15 years writing software for environmental & public health agencies – the people who perform safety inspections on restaurants & industrial kitchens – and lemme tell ya… I’ve seen some shit.There are certain foods I have to avoid to this day, certain styles of restaurant I will not enter. You would not BELIEVE what unscrupulous business owners (or just plain idiots) try to get away with, and how much they do get away with simply because there’s not enough inspectors to keep them honest.So when I see Trump sycophant Scott Gottlieb MD crowing about deregulating frozen food? I can already imagine the shortcuts an industrial kitchen will take to save money.Because I’ve already seen it.My pre-research instinct is “both right”. We need food safety regulations, we may not have enough food safety regulations or enforcement, and this particular regulation may not have been making any meaningful contribution to food safety and thus should be removed.Keep in mind: every single food safety law came about because of an incident where somebody got sick or died.Every. Single. One.The idea that meddlesome bureaucrats sit around thinking up stupid food regulations is a myth, perpetrated by corporate lobbyists who consider consumer safety an impediment to profit.To everyone who’s like “uh sounds fake,” haven’t you noticed that the rate of people getting salmonella and other diseases skyrocketed after regulations were cut on fresh produce? I’m trying to say this in the nicest way possible, but there’s really only one way to say it: corporations are not your friends. Corporations will cut every corner if it means saving one single dime. Mouse problem? They’ll tell their workers to “try to keep the mice out of the food.” Food contaminated by pig shit? Can’t throw it away! It’s a waste of money! Just give it an extra wash!When regulations are cut, people get sick. Because NO CORPORATION IS EVER GOING TO DO WHAT’S RIGHT if it’s not cost effective!Shut the fuck up and read The Jungle for god’s sake.Like… Is anyone else aware of the shit businesses would do to food to make it look fresh, regardless of its actual quality, so it would sell? Canned food used to be riddled with lead. Meat was full of things like lye and formaldehyde. This was in the 20th century. You cannot trust corporations to do the right thing on their own cognizance. People have fought really hard to get those regulations in place to protect the public because companies do not care. The only thing that stops them is mandatory regulations that would shut them down if they don’t follow them and get caught.This is real, recent history. It’s not even that hard to find. It doesn’t require a degree to learn.Anyways, if people want to make their own fruit pies so Sara Lee can’t fuck you over as easily:-five cups fruit-½ c sugar-a few tablespoons of cinnamon Place in a crust, add top crust (I favor doing a lattice crust) and bake at 375F until the filling bubbles, then bake for an additional 10 minutes. (If you cook it for longer its no biggie). Allow to cool for about 2 hrs.Boom. Pie.^ it’s still unacceptable for food companies to sell unregulated food. (I know the above commentator though & they would agree)SO! You wanna make your own Granted, when baking / cooking you are more likely to kill any germs or disease that might exist on the fruit.However, as someone whos dad has worked on SO MANY E. coli cases from fresh fruit, including LOCAL farms, please please please wash your fruit. -- source link
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