> FDA rules prevent those events from happening
If that was true then we wouldn't hear about it in the media. We do hear about it, which means that it does still happen, which means that the FDA rules do not prevent those events from happening.
If that was true then we wouldn't hear about it in the media. We do hear about it, which means that it does still happen, which means that the FDA rules do not prevent those events from happening.
Likewise, the FDA and USDA regulations are both largely effective and provide a common compliance target for producers and manufacturers to achieve. Sometimes there are issues, and the government has the ability to fine or demand recalls to protect public safety.
Many of the systemic gaps, especially in meat production, are a result of de-regulation where the USDA/FDA lost the ability to recall tainted meats and can only request voluntary compliance.
I was not trying to claim that the FDA never does any good. I was directly countering a false claim presented by the person to whom I was replying.
It helps with it not being a daily occurence. Which it would be, were the FDA not there, or had there been no regulations.