Eric Schlosser Government Quotations

Very few people realize that the U.S. government does not have the power to order the recall of contaminated meat.

Today the U.S. government can demand the nation-wide recall of defective softball bats, sneakers, stuffed animals, and foam-rubber toy cows. But it cannot order a meatpacking company to remove contaminated, potentially lethal ground beef from fast food kitchens and supermarket shelves.