Gee, Ya Think

Hoocoodanode that cuts to the USDA safety program would result in more instances of tainted food?

Could Upton Sinclear please pick up the white courtesy phone? 

The number of complaints filed about the safety of meat, poultry and egg products jumped nearly 40% last year, from 1,443 to 2,016, according to a new federal report.

The report comes a year after the Trump administration approved some of the most sweeping staffing cuts to the U.S. Department of Agriculture in recent memory.

Between January and June of last year, USDA reduced its workforce by 18%. The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), the agency responsible for placing inspectors in slaughterhouses and processing plants, lost about 9% of its staff.

It's almost as if meat packers are nut universally businesses run by executives with sterling character.