At least those peanuts were organic
Much of the peanut butter e mail we’ve received recently is from worried readers who want to know if the organic peanut butter they’re eating is “safe.” Well, “safe” is a moving target, if the salmonella peanut butter congressional hearing we attended last week is any indication. And though we write about food safety almost daily, we’re newly impressed at the miracle that America has been collectively experiencing—the miracle that the death rate from food borne disease outbreaks in the US is “only” at around 5,000 people annually. Because seriously… our elected officials simply are not doing anything proactive about food safety in any kind of reasoned, science-based and expeditious way, despite the recent pronouncements of the lovely Rep. Rosa DeLauro and our charming, eating-disordered Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack.
So peanut butter lovers, watch out, because here’s what’s buried in the bankruptcy filings of Peanut Corporation of America: The Texas branch of the company was Certified Organic. Correct, Certified Organic by the USDA…
Continue reading. There’s quite a bit more, and it’s interesting and informative.
