Gee, Ya Think

Hoocoodanode that cuts to the USDA safety program would result in more instances of tainted food? Could Upton Sinclear please pick up the white courtesy phone? > The number of complaints filed about the safety of meat, poultry and egg products jumped nearly 40% last year, from 1,443 to 2,016, according to a new federal report. > > The report comes a year after the Trump administration approved some of the most sweeping staffing cuts to the U.S. Department of Agriculture in recent memory. > > Between January and June of last year, USDA reduced its workforce by 18%. The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), the agency responsible for placing inspectors in slaughterhouses and processing plants, lost about 9% of its staff. It's almost as if meat packers are nut universally businesses run by executives with sterling character.