Bill Marler has been low-key keeping the US food system functional more or less by himself since the 1990s
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He’s basically a saint at this point
aug 23, 2025, 3:47 pm • 2 0 • view
F'real. I wonder if he's hiring
aug 23, 2025, 4:00 pm • 2 0 • view
Absolutely 💯 on the US food safety system. USDA and FDA authorities were previously underfunded; I expect DOGE has made it worse. If you think the US govt is inspecting ALL the food that you are eating, you are horribly wrong (except meat, but even that's been undermined by faster processing lines).
aug 23, 2025, 3:44 pm • 6 0 • view
The Secret Life of Groceries by Benjamin Lorr has a great chapter on Marler and the failures of food safety regulation
aug 23, 2025, 4:14 pm • 3 0 • view