I am amazed and perplexed at what is going on with our government today. We, beyond a shadow of a doubt, have an administration that sits in Washington, jets all over the country, vacations continuously, all on taxpayer dollars and yet the FDA cannot see that our food is free of poisons. What is going on? I get the FDA reports daily, and I can tell you that it is a disgrace to America that we have such insufficiencies in this country, especially in the foods that we consume. Who is overseeing the way our foods are processed and distributed???? Anyone, I need an answer. There are continuous recalls on anything from foods to medicines, medical supplies, toys, etc. You name it, you'll probably find it included. Someone needs to be put in charge of overseeing the FDA who will make it a priority to enforce safety rules and regulations!
We have had more than a half-billion eggs recalled because of Salmonella outbreaks in the last few weeks. Did you know that there are low-cost vaccines available that could help prevent the kind of salmonella outbreaks that recently led to this recall. These vaccines have not been given to nearly half of the nation's hens that lay eggs. Believe it or not, these vaccines are not required in the U.S. Unbelievable!!!! We're not a third-world country, but it appears we are headed there like a snowball headed for hell.
I understand, according to British officials, that these vaccines are responsible for the country having the safest egg supply in Europe. According to a survey conducted by Europe's food safety agency, only one percent of British flocks had salmonella compared to 60 to 70% of flocks elsewhere in Europe.
To my knowledge there are no plans to push for mandatory vaccination requirements in the U.S. (probably because it might hurt someone's feelings, you know we are such a politically correct country today that we forego necessary precautions in the food industry and elsewhere). The salmonella vaccine prevents chickens from becoming infected with this particular strain of salmonella and, therefore, prevents the eggs from being infected.
I understand that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said last month that it doesn't believe mandatory vaccination is necessary, but it doesn't have a problem with farmers voluntarily vaccinating their "hens". So, for now, the decision to vaccinate is solely left up to the individual farmers....I don't believe most will go to the added expense.
Leave it to the good old government to mess up whatever it takes over. Saw it.....right off.
I leave you with a quote from John F. Kennedy:
"Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country."
