Remember, We Should Always Let Companies Police Themselves

12:04 pm EST January 28th, 2009 | News | 12 Comments

The free market fairies will take care of everything.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said at least 12 times over the past two years the Peanut Corporation of America has knowingly sold products that had tested positive for salmonella.

The FDA also claimed the company did nothing to improve its manufacturing and sanitation practices after salmonella was found in its plant, and that is a clear violation of the law.

Consumer advocates are outraged at the new revelations.

‘This kind of lab-shopping is absolutely shocking, and it really shows that the FDA’s program is inadequate to protect American consumers,’ Sarah Klein said, who works for the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

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12 Responses to “Remember, We Should Always Let Companies Police Themselves”

  1. SaveFarris says:
    January 28, 2009 at 12:10 pm

    I blame Jimmy Carter.

  2. Duros62 says:
    January 28, 2009 at 12:31 pm

    I blame Jimmy Carter.

    You would.

    The FDA also claimed the company did nothing to improve its manufacturing and sanitation practices after salmonella was found in its plant, and that is a clear violation of the law.

    And the FDA did nothing to stop them.

    Hmmm. Wonder why that is.

  3. mister steve says:
    January 28, 2009 at 12:58 pm

    Hmmm. Wonder why that is.

    Because that would cost jobs, don’t you know!?

    …or some other such nosensical answer.

  4. durablend says:
    January 28, 2009 at 1:08 pm

    SaveFaris said: I blame Jimmy Carter.

    It’s Clinton’s fault, you moron!

  5. Duros62 says:
    January 28, 2009 at 2:03 pm

    Because that would cost jobs, don’t you know!?

    Well, it would cost something. It might certainly cost the asshat that okay’d continuing production HIS job. As it should.

    Perhaps some negligent homicide charges may be in order.

  6. Sean D. Martin says:
    January 28, 2009 at 2:11 pm

    The FDA also claimed the company did nothing to improve its manufacturing and sanitation practices after salmonella was found in its plant, and that is a clear violation of the law.

    So why have no charges been filed? Why isn’t someone under arrest?

  7. Duros62 says:
    January 28, 2009 at 2:19 pm

    My question exactly, Sean.

    Okham’s Razor answer?

    Bush’s FDA, Bush’s DOJ.

    I wonder if the PCA is a big GOP donor?

  8. Alaskan1 says:
    January 28, 2009 at 9:30 pm

    I think China would no what to do with those responsible for this.

  9. Clark says:
    January 28, 2009 at 10:14 pm

    In China they have charged the people responsible for the decision to expose the public to melamine(added to milk) with the homicide of those who died and they might receive the death sentence. How is this instance of greed any different and why should our moral response be any different???

  10. C.S.Strowbridge says:
    January 29, 2009 at 7:09 am

    For those who didn’t get SaveFarris’ joke… Jimmy Carter was a peanut farmer.

  11. C.S.Strowbridge says:
    January 29, 2009 at 7:11 am

    “Hmmm. Wonder why that is.”

    mister steve: “Because that would cost jobs, don’t you know!?
    …or some other such nosensical answer.”

    No, increasing safety standards would mean hiring more people. It would have lowered profits. That’s the real sin.

  12. James H says:
    January 29, 2009 at 10:27 am

    The free market fairies

    The Log Cabin Republicans?