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To: Patricia Trinchero who wrote (125500)	2/5/2001 6:05:48 PM
From: willcousa	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

A bit misleading - This is simply part of the general rollback being undertaken to try and minimize the damage that Clinton did in his last days. You remember Marc Rich don't you? Or missing furniture from the White House? If there is merit to these they will be allowed to go through. Keep your pants on!

To: Patricia Trinchero who wrote (125500)	2/5/2001 6:19:42 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

<<I wouldn't even eat crow after reading this!!!!>> You're right. Don't eat anything until Hillary is president.

To: Patricia Trinchero who wrote (125500)	2/5/2001 7:54:08 PM
From: Thomas A Watson	Respond to of 769670

Dear Dear Dear Patricia, yes if I were you I would not eat anything even crow. But I'm and engineer and test and measurement is one of my area's of expertise. So the boggey man facts are. According to the Post, "The regulations called for more stringent testing by plants producing hot dogs, ready-to-eat meats and cheeses to detect listeria bacteria." According to the FDA, listeria causes 2,500 serious illnesses and 500 deaths annually. So we are going to increase the testing at the factory to solve the problems of bacteria in meats sliced in a million places that are of course far more clean than a plant that already has clean rules in effect. Yes all the street vendors have much clearer cots. No bacteria there that gets introduced in a climate controled non bacteria place. Is that vendor picking his nose or wiping bills butt. Why do the factories have clean rules in effect? If they screw up they get sewed out of business. Yes more of Mr. Bills the impeached rapists ideas like the idea that the economy is doing great especially for those 26000 auto workers who now can go to florida to find one, just one disenfrachised voter. yes Patrica you should definitely diet. me i think I read the post of another hot dog. Tom Watson tosiwmee

To: Patricia Trinchero who wrote (125500)	2/5/2001 8:19:00 PM
From: Dan B.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

The article, and you too, likely assume the premise that food safety requires government inspection in order to save lives. However, once government oversight is in place, food producers may be legally off the hook when(not if) mistakes are made, as they will argue they did what was required in law to the best of their knowledge(government inspectors did the oversight!). This would be a sad state of affairs. Processors ought to remain fully responsible for the condition of what they sell. If they remain fully responsible for the only safety procedures, such remains a tremendous incentive for safety procedures to be followed. Much public safety could be lost to some "harmless" overlooking, or even bribery thought safe, on a large scale, in some future instance.