Oh, for crying out loud! For nearly 3 months the FDA could not find the source of the salmonella SaintPaul outbreak, and they are still poking around in the damn dark.
As the salmonella outbreak spreads across the United States, the Food and Drug Administration is now looking at produce, such as jalapeno peppers and cilantro, as possible culprits.
Close to 1,000 people in 40 states have been sickened by the salmonella bacteria so far, and health officials are desperate to find the source.
[...]The FDA says it’s now trying to figure out whether the produce is being contaminated in a common packing or shipping site, or from a common water source.
Yes, folks, the FDA has waited almost three months to look at common areas (packing and water).
My bet is on the water, as Rachel pointed out in comments when I first posted on this outbreak.
This is what we get after the Bush administration decimated the FDA.
about three years ago we were sick all the time. Stopped using the water for anything but the toilet and other such ABSOLUTE necessities.
No more sick.
Tampa is BAD.
They do it on purpose.
The water is tainted in areas that are NOT populated by lawyers, judges, cops and firemen.
It’s pretty obvious by the condition of the residents in other areas….
Mrs DBK and I put a reverse osmosis system on our kitchen tap and that’s the only water we drink in the house. There are other, less expensive systems that will decontaminate your water as well. However, I don’t think RO removes bacteria. For that you need one of those ultra-violet systems.
The expense, however, is high. The cost of being sick all the time, however, is higher. And you are absolutely right that destroying the FDA is the real culprit in all of this.