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The Tea Party Doesn’t Care if We Die of Food Poisoning

September 27, 2011 at 7:16 PM Leave a comment

To all the folks who want to do away with corporate regulation, get ready for more of this (and for God’s sake, don’t come crying to me when your loved one dies):

Cantaloupe death toll hits 14, worst in a decade — Listeria infections hit elderly victims hard; more illnesses, deaths may be confirmed

As many as 14 people may be dead in a still-widening outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to contaminated cantaloupes, according to a tally of state health officials’ counts.

Officials in Kansas, Nebraska, Texas and Wyoming have added six victims to an official count of eight dead and 55 ill reported last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

CDC officials were expected to update the official toll late Tuesday, but food safety lawyer Bill Marler of Seattle reported an unofficial count first. An earlier version of this story reported 15 deaths, but that later was revised.

And then there’s this from February of this year:

House Republicans Thursday released a more detailed picture of the cuts that would be required under their budget proposal for the remainder of fiscal year 2011, which is slated to be considered on the House floor next week. Food and public health regulatory agencies, including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [i.e., the CDC] would face significant spending cuts under the plan.

More….

So, if the Tea Party has its way, you’re on your own America.  Good luck!

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