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- Just remember that a big part of project 2025 was to reduce oversight in the food industry to disrupt trust in the system.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/project-2025-plan...
by King-Aaron - Am I the only one that finds the ”30 kilo pounds” quite entertaining?by anevst
- "Since Trump’s announcement, Detwiler said, online discussion has fueled confusion about what is happening with beef imports and the recall."
Articles like this one aren't exactly helping either.
by usefulcat - Meanwhile, the administration is planning to import 661,000,000 lbs of beef to try to reduce record high prices but refuses to say where it will come from.by JohnTHaller
- can this administration just do a single thing that isn't evil and self serving? it bogles my mind that every single thing they do is just awful.by frogperson
- So about this quota* of imported beef of secret origin(s) that won't meet regulations: I guess it will be a gamble which will contain e. coli, s. aureus, salmonella, listeria, or mad cow, given that country of origin (CoO) labeling nor lot codes aren't required for retail, processed food, or restaurant sale for ground beef. It can be produced with absolutely zero standards.
* Quota amount of ground beef is 6.7% of yearly consumption: 330k short tons / 660M lbs / 300M kg
US ground beef consumption per year: 4.89M short tons / 9.77B lbs / 4.43B kg
- That's only about 50 cows. This isn't a big recall.
Total slaughter of cows in Texas is about 1.8 million head per year.
by Animats - Well, at least we can all enjoy a healthy salad instead.by buildsjets