Better regulation needed because oil and water don’t mix
Ever wonder why more aggressive government regulation makes sense? Read Ian Shapira’s minute-by-minute account in the Washington Post about seafood buyers for major supermarkets who are trying to make sure Americans have fresh, safe fish to eat. Just the hint of petroleum in the fish Americans buy every day is enough to force seafood purchasing overseas, where suppliers don’t maintain as high food safety standards as U.S. companies. The money goes abroad. The fish may be worse in quality and come from rapacious fish harvesting practices. (more…)
