Food Safety Fail

Ladies and gentlemen, I present Exhibit A in the case for stricter food safety regulations and oversight:

Question: Do the folks who own Orca Distribution West, Inc. and Setton Pistachios - do they let their own children eat the shit they sell?

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning people not to eat California Prime Produce- or Orange County Orchards-brand pistachios.

FDA officials said Orca Distribution West Inc. of Anaheim, Calif., received and repackaged pistachios recalled by Setton Pistachios of Terra Bella Inc. Setton had recalled all of its pistachios because of possible salmonella contamination that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections.

This kind of thing makes me feel positively medieval. If I wasn't a kind, liberal soul who believes the sins of the father shouldn't be visited upon the children, I'd call for a law requiring such products to be served to the CEOs' families. That might possibly make them think twice before serving poison to the public.

Then again, threats to progeny haven't stopped many opportunistic bastards. Perhaps we should try naked self-interest and serve the perpetrators up a feast of their own fruits instead.