Greed At Its Worst

China's tainted milk scandal is big news as the numbers of infants affected keep growing and growing. It's sad to see that greed was the root cause of this whole mess and not the first time it has happened in China. Greed is also the cause for the financial crisis that's happening in the U.S. It's hard for me to comprehend how short sighted the people who accepted bribes or turned a blind eye to what was happening can be. Did they really think that they could continue to do what they did without getting caught? And how could these people sleep comfortably at night knowing that toxic chemicals would be ingested by infants? Even after all the recalls of pet food and toys last year the quality standards continue to be an issue. People's trust in Chinese products have eroded tremendously. It'll take a complete overhaul in the quality standards and a long time before anyone can feel comfortable in Chinese-made goods. Everyone knows China is the king of fake brand name goods, but apparently so is their food.

And don't even get me started on the financial mess in the U.S. Isn't it worse enough that people are losing their homes and possibly their retirement and now taxpayers will also have to bail out Wall Street? Could it get any worse? Yes, if you consider the Great Depression, but I hope we don't get to that point. I still don't get how Americans could re-elect Bush after the first four dismal years of his presidency. It seems to me Bush supporters see him through rose-colored glasses.

I wasn't intending on ranting on the failed policies of the Bush administration nor the tainted milk scandal in this entry, but somehow it happened that way. My main intention was to share with you all the grocery product recall list that someone emailed me today. I was quite surprised to see a number of mainstream products that are being recalled due to the tainted milk in China, I assume, including M&Ms, Snickers, Dove chocolate, Dreyers ice cream, Nabisco crackers, Kraft cookies... it's a two page list. Definitely check it out and avoid these products. I've come to the conclusion that I might as well grow my own food and milk my own cows.