Mark Twain: “a favorite theory of mine—to wit, that no occurrence is sole and solitary, but is merely a repetition of a thing which has happened before, and perhaps often.”
Updated October 22, 2012: ”Food borne illnesses kill 3,000 Americans each year. Nearly 130,000 more are hospitalized. The aggregate cost of food borne illnesses to the U.S. economy in 2011 was $77.7 billion. These are staggering numbers, and they’re on the rise. The FDA had 37 recalls of fruits and vegetables in 2011, up from just two in 2005. Between 2006 and 2010 the rate of food borne salmonella rose 10%. The Food and Drug Administration has an annual budget of $1 billion to fulfill its duties. Annual food sales in the United States equal $1.2 trillion. Because of these budget constraints, the FDA is able to inspect ust 6% of domestic food producers and 0.4% of importers.” Quote Source: finance.yahoo.com
The Jungle: the 1906 Novel about bad practices and corruption of the American meatpacking industry during the early 20th century.
