BARSTOOL RANTS.

Sunday, August 23, 2009


We place so much trust in labels. We generally accept that the food we buy hasn’t been dragged along the road on the back of a truck, pumped full of rocket fuel, or otherwise contaminated. Recently, I have concluded that the government doesn’t give a shit about our health. Food is just a commercial product, the industry no different than any other competitive market.

The USDA (United States Department of Agriculture)certifies food for safety. The organization lists the ingredients and nutritional information on food packaging. Their work effects virtually every American citizen, everyday. While the USDA is responsible for the inspection of meat, poultry, eggs and dairy, they also promote the sale of them. They manage the Milk campaign ads,for instance. Milk is a 19 billion dollar industry, using figures like Bill Clinton and Donna Shalala (the Secretary of Health and Human Services)in their ads.

Science, marketing, and trade conservation are all significant aspects of the USDA’s work. But their primary goal is to keep American agriculture "strong and competitive". (ie - they want to take over the world and force feed us all animal products.)

In 1998, someone called the USDA out on some hardcore bias. The physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) filed a lawsuit against them because the USDA selected 6 out of 11 people with “financial ties” to various food industries to serve on their board. The affiliated industries include the American Meat Institute, the National Livestock and Beef Board, National Dairy promotion and research program. So, basically they want to take over the world AND force feed us all meat and dairy. Or at least brainwash us into thinking we need it to be healthy.

The USDA feeds a lot of people and has a lot of influence. It has 15 food assistance programs, including ones that feed the elderly, homeless, and poor. Like Monsanto, the USDA permeates all our food and controls our seeds so that we are completely dependent. We have no choice but to be. There are approximately 300 foods on the market right now that aren't even required to list all their ingredients on their packages. How can we be educated when huge companies like the USDA goes to incredible measures to keep us in the dark about what we are putting in our bodies?

Is USDA is the mafia? Are they so loaded that virtually EVERY food company in America is giving them blowjobs?

So are we to trust no one? In 1999, a ground beef plant in Texas failed a bunch of salmonella tests - 47% of their products were contaminated. Despite this, the USDA still continued to use this particular company as one of the largest meat providers for their school programs. It is estimated that 1 in 5 Americans will take part in this mutli billion dollar program - which is being supported by our tax doll-hairs !

Put your doll-hairs where your mouth is, biatch, and pay no attention to the stupid ass milk moustache ads. Their super lame. Really this is the biggest problem I have with the United States Department of Agriculture.

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