Americans Put Too Much Trust Into USDA Stamp of Approval

But Do Most Even Know What It Means? When we go to the supermarket we look for the Grade A stamp on an egg carton, correct? I think that many of us do it without even thinking. Well, according to the Wall Street Journal article, most of us don’t really even know what the stamp means, but we put our trust in it that the USDA has approved this item for consumption, However, the truth about the stamp and how blindly we trust can be shocking. The recent salmonella outbreak in our eggs did scare us as a society, sure, but did it change the way that we bought or researched our food. Probably not. Chances are that most of us assumed that the FDA and USDA were handling it, and that it would be taken care of soon. What could we really do but sit around and wait for the news to tell us it’s ok to buy eggs again? But, did you know that the USDA really doesn’t regulate the safety of the eggs that you buy? The seal you see stamped on it serves a couple of purposes: • It means that there was an inspector on hand to check the size and color of the eggs (NOT FOR BACTERIA) • It also stamps the eggs as United States eggs, which is a marketing tool to help sell product. So, where is the safety check? Truth is, there is none! If we are healthy, as a whole, we can technically eat raw meat, though we would never encourage it. If we eat properly, if our stomachs have enough acid to kill the bacteria, we should be able to consume raw meat without getting sick. But even Pepto Bismol, Pep...
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