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The FDA regulates a ham sandwich with two slices of bread, but the USDA
regulates open-face ham sandwiches.
一片面包的三明治归USDA管，两片的归FDA管
http://blog.smu.edu/ethicsdesignteam/2010/12/29/hamburger-serie
Who regulates our food? Who regulates which foods? More importantly,
perhaps: why? Both the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the United
States Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulate our food, but the division
is shockingly arbitrary. Pepperoni pizza, for instance, is regulated by the
USDA, while cheese pizza is regulated by the FDA. The FDA regulates a ham
sandwich with two slices of bread, but the USDA regulates open-face ham
sandwiches.
The very idea of a sandwich “made with bread, ham, cheese, lettuce, and
tomato raises regulatory issues of terrifying complexity,” says Marion
Nestle, in her book Safe Food: Bacteria, Biotechnology, and Bioterrorism.
The addition of vegetables such as lettuce and tomatoes throws the
Environmental Protection Agency into the regulation mix, whose job it is to
control the production of agriculture–as if a sandwich needed more
guidelines.
Cheese, a sandwich staple, further complicates our tasty snack. That
wholesome individually wrapped yellow square of Kraft cheesiness cannot
truly be called cheese. It is, in fact, more accurately, a laboratory
creation labeled by the FDA as “process cheese product.” This term
postdates the previous term “cheese food,” which was deemed misleading to
the consumer in 2002 by the FDA. Somehow, a grilled process cheese product
leaves much to be desired. A ham and process cheese product panini simply
does not appeal.
What is the reason for all the complexity surrounding our food regulation?
Is it meant to keep us healthy? Despite the absurd amount of regulation, we
still encounter problems when tomato consumption, for instance, leads to
salmonella outbreaks. We are seemingly unaware of the fine print indicating
the nuances of processed cheese. We must question the reasoning for the
convoluted FDA and USDA regulatory efforts.
Before taking a bite of a ham and cheese sandwich, take these things into
consideration: thanks to all of our nation’s tortuous food regulation, the
lettuce and tomato are free from harmful pathogens, as is the meat, and for
those who enjoy the details, the cheese packaging will tell you not only if
you are eating real cheese, but even from where it came. | g***j
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