The price of fewer regulations

[Belsnickel]

We've all seen the recalls of romaine lettuce and the general increase in E. coli outbreaks in general. The issue at hand is dirty water. This has been a known problem, so much so that there was an attempt to fix it.

Quote:After several high-profile disease outbreaks linked to food, Congress in 2011 ordered a fix, and produce growers this year would have begun testing their water under rules crafted by the Obama administration’s Food and Drug Administration.

So a fix was in place, slated to take effect in 2018 so that producers could have time to set things up. But the industry didn't like it.

Quote:But six months before people were sickened by the contaminated romaine, President Donald Trump’s FDA – responding to pressure from the farm industry and Trump’s order to eliminate regulations – shelved the water-testing rules for at least four years.

So in order to keep regulations down and be more "pro-business," people have died as a result.

https://www.wired.com/story/the-science-is-clear-dirty-farm-water-is-making-us-sick/?fbclid=IwAR2HGf60lOA0XjEloGnYmTP3p_0Y1L-YSrhJvDj8euEErsGPkkGSMGqSMEI

[Au165]

(11-27-2018, 09:02 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: So in order to keep regulations down and be more "pro-business," people have died as a result.

Yea, that is really the foundation of capitalism. I am normally pro business but am for regulations protecting the public from death. 

[GMDino]

Are we surprised? 

My only hope is that very soon the Trump era will be seen merely as a black spot on our history and not something that damaged our country for a generation or more.

[fredtoast]

Trump has also rolled back a lot of regulations regarding air travel, especially private charters.

Hope that does not cause problems.

[GMDino]

Asked to name three EPA policies that are contributing to cleaner air, Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler struggled to answer.

“I’m not sure I’m going to be able to give three off the top of my head,” he said.

— David P Gelles (@gelles) November 28, 2018

[*michaelsean*]

Anytime someone says we need more regulations or less regulations in a generic form, it means nothing to me. If you want more or less, specify what you are talking about. I'm pretty much for regulations that govern things I can't ascertain for myself. For instance, if a restaurant allows smoking, I can figure that out on my own. Perhaps they have a sign up or I go in and see people smoking. What I can't do is go inspect a restaurants kitchen so I'm for regulations that allow the government to do that for me.

[*michaelsean*]

And maybe I'm reading this wrong, but it says Congress ordered a fix, and then it seems they handed if off to the FDA. Quit doing that. Pass a law and then hand it off to the FDA to enforce.