Trump Is Importing Beef China Rejected

China rejected a 22-ton shipment of contaminated beef, but a controversial Trump administration policy might bring meat from the same origin directly to American supermarkets. In this video I cover why the beef was found to be dangerous by China,, alarming border inspection gaps, and how new tariff waivers are sparking massive backlash from U.S. cattle ranchers.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-wIz4s2Xs0

 

Opinion | How Trump and the Republicans let a government agency leave Americans in danger - The Washington Post

…How could an agency designed to promote consumer safety instead deliberately leave Americans in danger? Thank former president Donald Trump and congressional Republicans, of course. Two Republican commissioners, appointed by Trump, ran roughshod over established procedure…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/29/republicans-consumer-product-safety-commission/

Bottle of Lies: How Poor FDA Oversight & Fraud in Generic Drug Industry Threaten Patients' Health

Generic drugs amount to 90% of all prescriptions filled in the U.S., most of them made in plants in India and China. Generic drugs can be more affordable, but in her new explosive book “Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom,” investigative journalist Katherine Eban works with two industry whistleblowers to expose how some manufacturers are cutting corners at the cost of quality and safety. This comes as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration just issued its own update on the state of pharmaceutical quality that found the drug quality of factories in India and China scored below the world average. FDA officials say that’s because more robust inspections have uncovered problems and that “the quality of the drug supply has never been higher.” ...
Interview:
https://youtu.be/lCrTuT5ywvI

Food Regulation: “Only The Brave Dare Eat The Fare” (Joshua Johnson, The 1A)

In the 19th century, milk containing substantial quantities of formaldehyde (yes, the stuff that preserves dead bodies) killed thousands of children every year. The rise of industrial chemistry meant the decline of food safety in the United States.

This wasn’t an oversight. Food manufacturers had quickly learned they could profit by selling harmful products with long shelf lives. Even modest regulations of the industry couldn’t get traction.

Then in 1883, a chemistry professor decided enough was enough. Armed with a $5,000 government grant, Dr. Harvey Washington Wiley assembled a voluntary group of men known as the Poison Squad to test these products — by consuming them. Their motto? “Only the brave dare eat the fare.”...

We’ll discuss the impact of Wiley’s legacy on food regulation today with Deborah Blum, author of The Poison Squad: One Chemist’s Single-Minded Crusade For Food Safety At The Turn Of The Twentieth Century.
Interview:
https://the1a.org/shows/2018-09-26/sell-by-date

Here's How Republicans Plan to Kill Net Neutrality, Climate, and Labor Rules (VICE)

Republicans in Congress are wasting no time laying the groundwork for a wholesale attack on federal regulations protecting the environment, guaranteeing internet freedom, and ensuring consumer safety and labor rights. ...
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/heres-how-republicans-want-to-kill-net-neutrality-climate-and-labor-rules