This sad, sad food system

Food recalls have become an everyday occurrence as they slide across the bottom of CNN. In a study conducted by Rutgers University, only 60% of people search their home for recalled items though.

"Getting consumers to pay attention to news about recalls isn't the hard part. It's getting them to take the step of actually looking for recalled food products in their homes," said William Hallman, a professor of human ecology who led the study.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 76 million people become ill from food each year with 325,000 of them going to the hospital and 5,000 dying. These numbers are truly ridiculous and absolutely preventable. This country's food policy has got to be overhauled.



Know how I keep myself safe? I grow my own:

-spinach that is not poisoned by an exploited immigrant worker who did not wash their hands after taking a dump

-tomatoes that don't grow in dirt that is lathered with sewage sludge(yes, what you flush), which industrial farms call compost

-strawberries next to my house, not next to a CAFO(concentrated animal feeding operation) where huge vats of feces poison the water.

Come on America, let's do something about people dying from eating! It's just too damn enjoyable to be deadly...