I got this in an e-mail recently. What really upsets me is, it has been a year since this issue hit the media!!! Lawmakers were supposed to be introducing legislation to stop this practice. How do you feel about this? What can we do about it? I think there are several things we can do:
- Contact your state lawmakers (House, Senate, governor). Attacking this at a State level will at least provide leadership that other states may follow.
- Contact your federal lawmakers (House, Senate). Personally, I have many issues with both the FDA and USDA's actions over the past several decades, and I think they have stepped way out of their intended operation, into the political/big business arena. It is time for the pendulum to begin swinging back toward protecting consumers.
- Buy your meats from a local small producer. Check out http://www.localharvest.org - you can find local markets and producers. Typically, it is only the large food producers/distributors who follow this practice, because they have longer lead times on shipping and warehousing, and ship their foods longer distances.
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