22 August 2010, 2:18 pm
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100822/ap_on_bi_ge/us_tainted_eggs Farms recalling eggs share suppliers, other ties "_In 1994, the state of Iowa assessed at least four separate penalties against DeCoster Farms for environmental violations, many of them involving hog waste. "_In 1997, DeCoster Egg Farms agreed to pay $2 million in fines to settle citations brought in 1996 for health and safety violations at DeCoster's farm in Turner, Maine. The nation's labor secretary at the time, Robert Reich, said conditions were "as dangerous and oppressive as any sweatshop." Reich's successor, Alexis Herman, called the state of the farms "simply atrocious," citing unguarded machinery, electrical hazards, exposure to harmful bacteria and other unsanitary conditions. "_In 2000, Iowa designated DeCoster a "habitual violator" of environmental regulations for problems that included hog manure runoff into waterways. The label made him subject to increased penalties and prohibited him from building new farms." This is becoming a familiar story. Violations overlooked by the Clinton administration. Madoff, Enron, the 9/11 preparations, and now violations in the egg industry were all being "overlooked" during the Clinton years. These policies were inherited by the Bush administration and still persist to this day. Why do so many of today's problems trace their roots to the Clinton years? Fatso, that was AFTER Clinton. Did you forget to take your memory pills today?... Read More »
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