>> I'll suggest that many nations do not have the high standards of
>> purity that the US and Canada do, no matter how low our standards may
> Except the deadly dogfood was from Canada?

The parent company was Canadian, but where was the plant that actually made
the dog food?  Further, the wheat gluten that tainted the dog food was from
China.

 My point was- it's not
> the country's fault- if a food is found bad, it's who made it at
> fault.
> It's the company's fault for not having or adhering to the standards
> it is expected to or should want to (without gummit telling them to)-
> practice if they want to stay in business. Nothing will end the life
> of a company faster if one of their product is found to be deadly.
> Except the likes of Philip MOrris and RJ Reynolds of course.
> It's a shame we can't trust big business to self-govern. Self
> governing is not profitable. We need to have gummit regulate them,
> that is, if it cares at all about the people paying their salary.
> From what I have seen/read of gummit caring for the people paying
> their salary though in this country any way, as with most so it seems,
> regulations meant to protect consumers from harm have gone lax.
> Regulations are not profitable.
> Some big business activities such as silly ole toxic emissions for
> example, are (cough) too profitable (cough) to regulate. It's a big
> issue here in Texas. (hack hack hack).

I've caught a little flak from time to time regarding my wood stove being
the primary heat source in my home with the subject of the amount of CO2
released.  I've countered this by saying that, first, I've never cut a live
tree to provide firewood, only trees thrat are already down and that the
CO2 released is the same amount that would be released as the wood rotted
on the ground.  Meanwhile, our esteemed state legislature is considering a
bill that would let billboard owners clear-cut trees that obstruct the view
of their signs, these trees being in the state rights-of-way.  This upsets
me; it is the tree's duty to absorb the CO2 in the air, as we know, and to
produce the oxygen we need, yet folks have tried to provide me with a
ticket on the guilt train for heating with wood.  Sorry, I'm not availabke
for the tour this week, I must split next year's firewood...    

> Same goes for water pollutants (all those pretty bubbles! ooooh what
> is that pretty purple/green/yellow slick floating over there?). So
> what if the fish start changing genders and their food sources
> (plants, other fish) are dying off as a result. Heck with the fish and
> marine life. BUY and Drink bottled water! More profitable!
> Pollution is GOOD for the economy. :) Gosh I'm feeling mighty frisky.
> Must be the cold snap Canada is sending us. But hey! I'm really
> gettin' on "with the programme" ! More coffee.

I'm impressed with the incidents where at least two conferences on global
warming were cancelled due to cold weather and excessive snow...

> ................
>> be.  The idea that any country would allow rat poison and plastic
>> pellets (I think they were pellets) to adulterate their foodstuffs is
>> repugnant, even if it were ony for their own consumption.
> Nobody has said a word about potential sabotage. 

I didn't either; I said "Allow", not "Cause"

IF that is true then
> we'll see "child proof" packaging for dog food too.... more plastic.
>> Yes, I know that there are allowable limits of rat droppings in some
>> US foodstuffs, still, we aren't killing humans and animals with it..
> And who sets those limits? 

The US food and drug administration, that's who.


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