Improving Food Safety: Secretary Sebelius and Secretary Vilsack Take Your Questions

[NewAmericaNow]

If you are really concerned about food safety then why does the government allow Corporate Agribusiness to inundate the American people with known harmful chemicals additives and preservatives, known carcinogens, artificial hormones, antibiotics that cause resistant strains of bacteria and modified sweeteners that are known causative agents of diabetes and obesity and harass small farmers that have been bringing high quality food to Americas table since the first Thanksgiving?

[goph2020]

Eliminate Aspartame, whole foods organically grown is the way!

[mycomama]

Near and dear to your hearts Kathleen? Maybe near and dear to your own personal interests? If you bureaucrats want to do something to better the food safety hold large agribusiness more accountable, leave small farms to the states, GET RID OF GMO, and lose the Senate bill S. 510. The blanket legislation contained in that bill is set up to kill small farms and will only benefit folks like Monsanto.

[combatvetlawstudent]

go to my channel to see the call about a rotten egg in kansas I got. My phone call to health authorities about the incident. How the store handeld it. Then the call to authorities of health in food safety I made. Listen to that. THEN determine if consumers are safe and laws protect people who buy food!

[Pikachu31097]

mria mas sabe el diablo que amores

mis condenas que morir en la vez, vereis

[pandabead]

would you let these 3 people run your health? Just look at them. My God!!!

[pandabead]

I feel like I am living in Venezuela anymore. Why is the obama administration using so much propaganda? This group of cronies are scary people.

[giganticbeast]

How about the miscellaneous side effects, infertility, and disease from eating genetically modified food, Tom "Monsanto stooge" Vilsack? Pigs instinctively won't even eat it.

Please ban/increase mandatory labeling details for ALL GMO food already.

Everyone if you haven't already, check out the documentary The Future of Food.. a must see that covers genetically modified seed and the predatory global practices of Monsanto, of which Tom Vilsack here is a willing shill for.

[giganticbeast]

Vilsack should change his policy regarding Monsanto and GMO, or resign. Ban/label/boycott ALL unsafe, untested, genetically modified "frankenfood".

Another good documentary is the World According to Monsanto. Both here on youtube. They are globalist corporate mad scientist agro-predators.

Also,

Indian activist Vandana Shiva speaks well on how Monsanto & others are scamming farmers the world over, including in her native country, and driving countless farmers to suicide. watch?v=vi1FTCzDSck

[EwakAmerica]

When people lie, they twitch when they talk.

[EwakAmerica]

I need to make a statement. I disagree with Obama because of his policies, lies and corruption he supports. However it is not about race. All you racist rednecks need a serious reality check and you better start growing up. I don't care if obama and his wife are racist. Do not bring race into this battle or you will be left to fend for yourself.

[LittleJazzyEddi]

President Obama,

Please search "gayle1031" on YouTube to see her plea for assistance with her application for Social Security disability benefits nightmare. Thank you, sir.

[poweredxbyxhope]

They are pretty creepy. xD

[protestuje]

I dunno what are they talkin bout but that guy's smile makes me wanna close the window. He looks like the guy from TV SHOPPING channel who swears this ITEM WORKS, I know cause I sold a lot of it and got no complain. What was I... what is this film about? I don't understand English.

[anchor425]

food safty...lol...cooperate food poisoning by our great F.d a.....in ith our F.T.C. ..IN LEAGUE WITH EVERY CURRENT ADMINSTRATION.........so really now?....whom are you trying to sell this load of hockey.?.....your going down in flames guys!...keep up the great work....or save the country and just go home !....

[WinterHaven]

Let me just say this: When you use antibiotics to raise farm factory animals as a growth stimulant and to keep them alive in pure filth, stress, and oftentimes man handled (kicked, punched, abused to the delight of farm factory workers), bacteria adapt and become resistant. WHY do you think there is MRSA in raw meat, and VRE? Handling raw meat is just as dangerous as touching a contagious MRSA patient or VRE. Doesn't that mean ANYTHING to you all at ALL? I have research from around the world.

[WinterHaven]

University of Microbiology found MRSA is raw chicken meat back in the mid-1980's and I sent the USDA report that paper Japan published. Of course you all ignored it.

[WinterHaven]

The Meat industry has MORE POWER than you and the President of the United States to legally be able to use antibiotics in farm factory animals and call it "good animal husbandry". You realize antibiotic abuse is making the meat infected with MRSA and VRE-which is so contageious people catch it just by handling the raw meat. You all are ruled by the meat industry and do NOT care about our health or the fact that more people DIE OF MRSA than AIDS. Sick.

[WinterHaven]

FARM FACTORIES are *LEGAL* biological terrorists breeding antibiotic resistant organisms and spreading it to the food supply because antibiotics are used to keep animals alive in pure filth, and used as a growth stimulant.. You all know that. Very well. I have proof that you all know that. Yet choose to cover it up? WHY?

[WinterHaven]

The USDA *knows* there is MRSA in raw chicken and pork, and you all KNOW there is VRE in raw chicken due to the antibiotic abuse in farm factories so they can stay alive in pure filth-these animals are forced to live in their own feces and urine, and the ammonia fumes burns their lungs, kept alive with daily doses of antibiotics. ALL animals have staph. Do the math: Staph + antibiotic abuse = MRSA. Yet you all CHOOSE to ignore that if you touch the raw meat, you can get MRSA. Shame on you all.

[AnduinX]

"Safety" in this case comes at the cost of freedom and choice.

Do the research people! Check out not only HR 875 and also the Mansanto corporation!

Say no to excessive government regulation!

[AnduinX]

HR 875 would effectively put many small farmers out of business through excessive regulation. This includes most ORGANIC farmers.

If they really wanted to keep us "safe" they would have made it mandatory for GE farmers to label their products as GE, thus giving us a choice.

The only way to be sure you're not eating GE crap is to eat organic, so it comes to no surprise to me that they're cracking down on organic farmers.

[AnduinX]

What they say sounds good, who would be against 'safe food'. But it reminds me of the quote:

"Watch what they do, not what they say"

The method our government seems to be pursing to keep us "safe" is to regulate the sale of food to the point where you could not sell a tomato you grew in your garden to your neighbor.

The bill I'm referring to is HR 875.

[bootyjudie]

Good! Its about time we all eat healthier. Ive been pissed for years about all the crap we've been eating. Ive been eating organic food for about 9 months & I can tell you the difference I feel. I have more energy, my senses are sharper, I can think more clearly, my memory is better, I feel lighter, I havnt gotten ill, the food tastes cleaner, more pure, tastes better, I feel so much better now then when I ate non-organic/ non-natural, toxic food. I cant wait to see some changes. Peace & Love

[Haku92292]

Its your fault if you don't eat healthy, and nobody elses. If your going to fat ass it like the rest of this fat ass country, its your fault. At least your eating healthy though as you say^^. Maybe the rest of the Untied Fat Asses of America will do the same.

[MarkBH70]

Unless it's nationalized!

The drug industry -- it's been proven, in many cases -- aids in making us fat. They're changing the genetics of the fruit we eat, in many cases *forcing* people they call 'mentally unhealthy' to take drugs *proven* to cause fatness, and encourage others to take them willingly. Besides, yes, we Americans often eat crap, but the government and drug companies intend to drug and treat most of what goes into our bodies and force people to eat unhealthily. Yes, it is also us

[Haku92292]

Very True, but I stll stick with the fact its mostly America. I can't speak for all Americans being fat, because, well, I'm American, and not fat, as well as many others, but I must say, for the most part, we're pretty damn fat. I'm also a vegetarian, so that accounts for my health. If everyone was vegetarian, imagine how good in health all of America, and the world would be.

[MarkBH70]

Yes!

Drugs are mostly being pushed on Americans, and I heard Europeans.

Well, I can tell you that the *GOVERNMENT* decided my behavior was 'unacceptable' -- surprise! surprise! -- and it's a lot because I'm pretty much a radical about politics & ideologies -- and I went from 145 and 6'2' to 245 in about a year. Gaining about 10lbs a month and nothing else changed. I eat very very little meat. Almost no sugar!

But there are people eating twinkies and many taking drugs! Sugar! With crap starch!

[MarkBH70]

Being forced-drugged through "mental illness" treatment -- I meant.

[Haku92292]

very true, the snack too much on tasty cakes and what not. ALso, in meat, people, like you said, add, drugs, like steroids, which they feed the cows. No behavior by the way, is unacceptable, when you rise to speak against the government. I'm also a radical, and will debunk any bs I see.

[MarkBH70]

I was a Christian radical, now the more so, and basically disagreed and do disagree with about every Christian I see; I also was politically very different from what was considered acceptable and made waves: People in my church were Masons, apparently, and didn't like my position; I was trying to get married but the people locked me up, according to biblical tradition, and messed up my life.

Not being married makes it easier for them. I've been locked up in prisons (jails) and asylums. I'm diff

[MarkBH70]

They're pushing pesticides and generically modified food, and they want to make it nationwide, genetically modified and pesticided, which they call better: They know what they're doing and working together. They just think you don't know that they know what they're doing and they won't listen to you! Or that you don't know that it matters.

They're trying to keep food from traveling over state borders.

They're screwing up food and it's intentional; the only thing they care about is their jobs!$

[sisforshayla]

Don't let Mike Taylor be appointed to head the Food Safety Working Group at the FDA!! He is a former Monsanto vice president, and thinks the FDA wastes too much time on food safety inspections at meat packing plants! And that that their line speed is too slow, even though incomplete kills before slaughter and worker injuries increase dramatically when line speed is increased. No Mike Taylor!

[LibertyOrBust]

Nice talk. Don't worry your little heads bureaucrats, you will fuck it up just like you fuck everything else up.

[sugarpuddin88]

Wow!

The government takes care of me like I'm totally helpless!

It's funny how Americas bankruptcy all started with the FED Gov's "blueprint for the housing industry" - And their so-called Community Reinvestment Act!

Seems Obama is infected with Fatal Conceit!

And now they are going to fix the global climate! Now that is Fatal Conceit!

I loved the FEDS assault on Education - Now America is 2nd only to Mexico in illiteracy among industrialized nations!

Bye bye America!

[Haku92292]

Our damned country is bank rupt because we use it on bullshit. Our taxes go to oter countries, and othr bullshit fundings. The goverment is just in my view, a legal bank robbing group. If I rob a bank, I go to jail, the goverment however steals from EVERY citizn of America, and gets away with it. Fuck America, what happened to the,views of our ancestors? Why celebrate July 4th anymore when barely anything signed back in 1776 stands today?

[MarkBH70]

Right! Sugarpuddin!

[jettbugg]

....Lying and cheating seems to be the object of this freedom and money grab! We actually, must be as stupid as THEY think we are!

[truthforamerica]

These people are pathetic. The economy is tanking at an unprecedented rate. All they worry about is "going green" on false science. And regulate food until they control every industry out there. This is not about regulating food safety. It's about expanding government.

[justplayman]

1. This PRIVATE CORPORATE UNITED STATES message is unacceptable.

2. i strongly disaprove

[suzievb]

Stop allowing importing food from foreign countries.

[Osteomorphis]

We could do that, and be fine (except for things like bananas, etc.) but we and the other countries would loose comparative advantage. Both countries specialize and gain from trading. We export food and import food. It's all about improving the economy.

[Smartassawhip]

Maybe this is stupid.. but I have an idea.. How about you stop letting people know in advance when health inspectors or the like are gonna show up in these factories and food establishments? I'm no rocket scientist but isn't that the best way to keep people honest?

[Bubba186]

nothing scarier than not being able to trust our food. The things that have been turned up lately indicate a need for a total sweep of inspections at food processing plants across the nation.

[FreedomsReigning]

So you see no problem with Fluoride in our water supply, but fully endorse a massive bureaucratic sweep and shut down of our food industry.

Yep, you MUST be an ObamaZombie.

[Smartassawhip]

Actually I just like my teeth.. but whatever.. as for the rest of your comment.. wow.. that was a major spin on what I said.. you must be nuttier than a gosh dang fruit cake.

[Bubba186]

nope, I don't have a problem with flouride, I think it's great. I do have a problem with ratshit in my cornflakes however. Or e.coli in any of my food. You see that will actually make me sick, while the flouride will protect me from cavities and not do much else.

[choidj]

Flawed logic. You aren't looking at anything else. It has been proven (you can look all these up). Flouride makes teeth brittle over time, flouride contributes to the rising rate of ADD while other nations without flouride such as Europe have been helped by removing flouride from the water. Flouride is deemed hazardous in toothpaste to swallow. Same amount of flouride in 16 oz glass of water. And finally, flouride has been used for it's effectiveness in chemical warfare.

[airdreamlove]

Great example of information that officials would be making common knowlege if they were actually doing what was in the public's best interest.

[choidj]

By the way, I never said Europe was a nation. Just a mistake. I meant countries in Europe.

[reyontoyeny]

the sexual tension is killing me.

[redspade04]

i think youll change your mind on that after going through the info i provided. but for the sake of ppl reading this later, ill say this... a pea size drop of tooth paste has the same amount of fluoride as 8oz of water. that same pea size drop is considered poisons and should call for help if swallowed lol. be careful out there ppl ;)

[minnesotavikingsnfl]

10 to comment!

[FreedomsReigning]

Why is their Fluoride in our water supply when dentists agree it is only safe (arguably) as a topical treatment.

Also considering that Fluoride was used in the water supply in Nazi concentration camps, as a calmative to keep prisoners from running away, isn't it morally reprehensible to continue this charade?

[undeadnow]

name me some dentists from usa thay say its unsafe u wacko

[redspade04]

ill send you the same info i sent a someone else a second ago. thanks for being curious though. we need to question things more. give me a sec.

[FreedomsReigning]

Google it dipshit,

[Bubba186]

yes it is, quit writing BS comments.

[FreedomsReigning]

Your info is incoming from Red since you don't know how to use the internet. It is a wonderful source of information.

[Smartassawhip]

You should be glad it is in there.. I moved from a place where I had it all my life to a place where I didn't have it any longer and within 6 months I noticed a major difference in not only my dental health but also my childrens.

[FreedomsReigning]

Well that settles it aye? Anecdotal evidence! I'm sold!

Can I get an extra Shamwow if I act now?

[mattutubematt]

Interesting.

[redspade04]

really, ill cite my sources. give me time to put them together and ill message them to you. ill include videos too cause videos are a quick and easy way to support a fact... and besides, who likes to read over watching something lol. give me maybe 10mins.

[Januscomplex]

You want to help food safety? Don't harmonize our food regulations with the UN's Codex Alimentarius.

Nutrients are not toxins.

Vitamins and minerals are food, not drugs.

Keep harmful pesticides and chemicals off of our food.

ALWAYS allow labeling of organic food.

Stop Monsanto from contaminating the worlds food supply with GM food.

[Socksee]

You want us safe? Then stop Monsanto's Global Corporate Terrorism!

[redspade04]

so if youre trying to make our foods better, stop putting fluoride in our water and other poisons in our foods.

stop lying! i like that laptop that lady is using though, i guess thats one thing we can get out of this video.