Nearly two years before a deadly listeria outbreak linked to recalled deli meat, inspectors at a Virginia Boar’s Head plant detailed poor physical conditions that “could pose an imminent threat,” documents from the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service show.
I think the main reason gross negligence doesn’t happen more often in the US is lawsuits and PR nightmares. To avoid those things - companies do a bare minimum. As far as I can tell - regulators seem to do fuck all except issue fines and the law for crimes such as these is a joke.
I think the main reason gross negligence doesn’t happen more often in the US is lawsuits and PR nightmares. To avoid those things - companies do a bare minimum. As far as I can tell - regulators seem to do fuck all except issue fines and the law for crimes such as these is a joke.