Damn girl so sorry you go through that! But so glad you had the opportunity to get another piece of the puzzle in Europe- I totally agree that food in the states is trash- I stopped trusting it a year ago and started eating whole food and raw vegan as much as I could from farmers markets locally- shame we can’t trust what the FDA feels fit for human consumption :( — and don’t get me started on “stratospheric injections of aerosols”
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So true. It's not just what the FDA deems is safe for consumption either. When it comes to certain products and methods of manufacturing, there just isn't legislation or rules in place for what is and isn't okay. Also, even when the FDA bans something or outlaws it, companies will still do it. There aren't enough resources to police it all. And often, businesses would rather pay the fine than stop doing it. All at the expense of the consumer's health. Disgusting.
As long is it's profitable for corporations to operate unethically by cutting corners and exploiting people and resources, it won't ever change, like you said the fines still make it worth it... so we have to vote with our dollars by taking our business elsewhere until they change (when possible)
There's an app I wrote about a few months ago called BUYCOTT I think you'd really love it, just gets you thinking about how our dollars are really more powerful than our votes when it comes to changing things.
https://steemit.com/nature/@dayleeo/you-ve-got-those-evil-corporations-all-wrong-or-how-to-take-down-an-evil-empire-one-melba-cracker-at-a-time-6-min-read
@dayleeo there are oh so many things I love right now:
daww thank you my dear! you've made me blush! I'm starting to get a sense from your posts that we have a very similar sense of humor- glad to made you laugh and thanks for following! <3
It is getting worse also in Europe, even italian industries are cutting the good food with sugar and fats to reduce the costs https://www.thelocal.de/20171107/lighter-more-sugar-controversy-spread-after-nutella-changes-formula
@luigi-tecnologo I agree that it's happening elsewhere. I doubt any country or region is fully exempt, but it does seem like it's much more prevalent (in my experience and research) in the US. We'll always have to deal with crooked people with evil motives, unfortunately.
oh boy.... if ITALY is going, there's no hope for the rest of us i'm afraid, i hope to be growing all my own food in the future...
I didn't mean to be too negative, in Italy we still have a great food culture an strict food rules, but also here some big companies try to sell diluted or unhealthy food