There is not enough time in the day for the average person to inspect and test everything that would need to be inspected.
And I have no interest in growing the food myself.
Who do you propose hire the independent companies? I can't afford that. Or were you suggesting the government spend the money on independent contractors so that whoever is in office can funnel contracts to their bundlers?
If you are satisfied with trusting someone else to tell you what is safe and healthy for you and yours, that is your choice, and I respect it-but please stop demandinhg that your choices be imposed on those of us who do not think the same way-have equal respect for those of us who prefer to make our own decisions about food and recreation.
If you don’t grow your own food, the fresh veggies at the grocery store are usually safe, if you just wash them-I eat them in the winter when it is too cold to grow stuff. There is no shortage of fresh, uncontaminated produce in stores that I know of...
I work, too-and I brought up my kids in health and safety, and I’ve found more than enough time and info to maintain a healthy lifestyle for me and mine-I do not ever attempt to impose it on anyone else-it is an individual choice and responsibility.
You put the contract to test out for bids-just like the government puts contracts out for bid right now. With competition, the price comes down-it is our tax money anyway-better to have it spent for independent study than throwing it down the bureaucratic rathole of the FDA, which is totally corrupt and lobbied. Bundlers can only cease to exist when enough of us have the balls to vote with our wallets and stop electing purveyors of pork to represent us...
-— Who do you propose hire the independent companies? I can’t afford that -—
It would create a market niche for an inspection agency. Bribe-taking would instantly kill their business, so the company would have a strong incentive to rate products fairly. Businesses would brag about receiving the “Consumer Reports Seal of Approval.”
Moreover, there would exist niche agencies for vegetarians, vegans, Kosher, Atkins, etc.
I remember when people couldn’t imagine telecommunications without Ma Bell.
“There is not enough time in the day for the average person to inspect and test everything that would need to be inspected.”
If you feel safe by giving this responsibility to the government, then you are the naive person. They admit to an inspection regimen that hardly even qualifies as existing. I doubt that you have eaten a steak that was inspected ever in your life.
What they are able to do is target certain producers that fall out of favor with the local politicians and target industries that represent an opportunity to expand their beauracracy! While spending a lot on public employee benefits and pensions.