The recent recall of peanut butter products produced by Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) has resulted in abundant dumpstering opportunities. And so far so good (no violent salmonella induced vomiting).
However, such a massive recall indicates the instability of food production practices in North America. Clearly, with eight people dead and hundreds more sick and hospitalized, the situation is serious, yet the immediate recall of all products seems like an inappropriate response (not all the products are contaminated), a response on par with other scare-mongering, blame-escaping corporate practices.
How is it less expensive to dump all the products than risk a class action lawsuit?
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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biopower.
ReplyDeletesecurity territory population sure hit this one on the nose.
lovely, lovely foucault.