The fucking fuck. Are we supposed to import our god damn food now so it's safe to eat?
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Time to get on the bandwagon of ultra-pasteurized milk or re-boil your milk at home
"Ultra pasteurized" are just words on a carton unless there's someone verifying it.
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I have terrible news for you. At least in my part of America, the only milk you can buy is ultra high pasteurized.
Of course, that's what they've been doing until now. Let's see what happens without the FDA on it.
But now it’s not just milk and the legally allowed amount of blood, pus, urine, dirt, fecal matter, cleaning agents, and the things the ~~FDA~~ USDA found and did nothing about.
Now it’s an unambiguous statement that unknown quantities of unknown substances in your food will not trigger enforcement actions! (Regardless of the regulating body)
That article cites USDA, not FDA
Oh, you’re right - I recalled the article and just grabbed the first one that fit when I skimmed it.
I think my point that this is a clear message that the regulators are unable to regulate right now is still valid, but I will update my previous comment for clarity.
Dipshits like RFK jr want to experiment on everyone and make them "healthy again" by giving everyone raw milk.
I want regular pasteurized milk so I can make clotted cream. But I'd rather have ultra high pasteurized and not have to worry about shit like that.
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Yes, and pay the import tariff. I'm sure you can afford it since taxes are so low.
That’ll be $276.43, and your card is automatically charged.
Thank you, Come again!
No returns.
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Why I didn’t drink American milk before:
In Canada, the dairy industry is regulated by the Canadian Dairy Commission, which sets standards for milk production, including quality and safety. Canadian milk is often noted for its strict regulations regarding antibiotics and hormones, and the use of growth hormones like rBST is banned.
In the USA, milk quality is regulated at both federal and state levels, with the FDA setting standards for milk safety. However, practices can vary significantly from state to state, and some farmers may use growth hormones, which can be a concern for some consumers.
"US FDA suspends milk quality tests amid workforce cuts” Aaaand another step backwards...
The article doesn’t make this clear but “proficiency testing” is a “testing the testers” activity that ensures that labs’ procedures are working. So milk testing done by labs will still be done but those labs won’t be tested until this is resolved. Yes, the activity being stopped is important but a short stall shouldn’t immediately accept food safety.
From working with lab equipment, you'd be surprised how quickly results turn to unreliable slop if not consistently calibrated. Is that what you're saying is being skipped?
The article really didn't do a good job of explaining. Would this be the equivalent of CAPP inspections where one lab will audit another?
No, it’s making sure people still know how to do their jobs that will be paused. If you work in a lab you have to do regular periodic training and then be tested on your ability to execute to those standards. Those tests of the lab workers are being paused until they’re in the new location. This is actually pretty common.
Gotcha, thanks for the explanation
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Now corporations can slide a few bucks to food safety testing labs and get past all these pesky regulations
And testing companies can reduce prices and take on many more customers if they don't actually test anything.
And when people are upset about that system the labs can go and pay the big4 to be their testers and rubber stamp everything they do because the labs are now paying the salary of the people who are there to stop them.
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This is going to fuck up the US export market something FIERCE. The US is actually one of the largest food exporters in the world, but without proper inspection and safety checks, no country with half a brain cell is going to want to import potentially contaminated food. Whenever something slips through the cracks and some people die or get hurt from food poisoning it is always a major scandal, even if the number of people affected are in the single or double digits.
This is the type of shit that will bring the US back to the 19th century when food adulteration was rampant. Except now despite overproducing food on an unimaginable scale, they will STILL try to adulterate food with bullshit.
Other countries having food standards was one of Trump’s tariff complaints
throw the fucking Russian cunts out ffs!
Even if you were going to do this, why would you tell everyone you're doing it?
Man it really sucks living in this shithole country run by a pack of morons.
I hope my state secedes. The sooner blue states cut themselves loose, the better.
Guess it's time to stop consuming milk entirely, good job!
Can't wait to find out we're putting formaldehyde in our milk again.
Oh I'm sure this will end well...
god i can't wait to move to canada or ireland
American cheese product is about to become actual plastic.
An HHS spokesperson said the laboratory was already set to be decommissioned before the staff cuts and though proficiency testing would be paused during the transition to a new laboratory, dairy product testing will continue.
So NOT because of the cuts… but also WTF? Can we not continue enshitifying America?
Lactose intolerance finally pays off
Yay chunky bacteria laden milk here we come. Upton Sinclair eat your heart out.
bovine tb, yum.
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So much "efficiency".
Once again, when the brainless howler monkeys like Failin' Palin were talking about "death panels", it was projection. ALWAYS projection.
Where's Al Capone when you need him?
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