We are what we eat...

There is a moving story in the NYT today about the beef patties that go into hamburgers...

E. Coli Path Shows Flaws in Beef Inspection

This article highlights the risks in the food supply chain, especially for meat and meat products. There is a massive gap between what people expect and what people are willing to pay for those expectations. Ensuring a safe food chain costs money, and no profit-motivated corporation is going to spend money on safety unless required to do so. If the public does not want to pay higher taxes to support the inspections and enforcement, and the public does not want to impose limits on the money corporations, managers and shareholders make, then they should be ready to face the consequences...unfortunately people's lives become fodder for the profit chains.