Good point, Nad. "Free markets and purchasing from poeple you know will weed out the garbage from the good." My bad. When we buy meat from lands unknown, that's the kind of meat we get; UNKOWN. I live in a rural area, and I know each of the people I buy my pork goodies, beef, lamb and chicken from. These things are relatively simple to produce well. But, bigger companies will take dangerous short cuts to improve profit margins. I'm still against subsidies, because I see big politics making money off of them; while the farmer gets screwed.

You're right. Big businesses depend on that ignorance. Little guys, though, rely on your faith in them. I'm with ya.

I don't know if that regulation has done a thing, though. Poeple still die, and the product is recalled. If I die, that farmer has to hang his head in shame forever. They don't sell out real quickly here. Then again, I'm not afraid to take my lfe in my hands and drink raw milk when I do imbibe. great for cooking, though. Especially when you saparate the cream from the buttermilk. that cream is the nectar of the Gods, and the right combo of cream and butttermilk makes the best Mexican crema. Can't live without it.