Jeff Cavanaugh wrote:Iggy C wrote:That Velveeta lobbying budget paid off this time, didn't it? Regulatory capture is definitely a real problem. Government shouldn't be allowed to be corrupted by the industries it's supposed to regulate.
Do you have evidence that is the case in this situation?
I disagree that Citizen's United has anything to do with regulatory capture. No one contributes directly to regulators. That is a crime with or without Citizen's United.
One clear sign of regulatory capture, is how administrators and executives rotate back and forth between government and the larger regulated companies.
This is from the first Forbes article linked by Madeline (bold is mine):
In response, Monica Metz, Branch Chief of the FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition’s Dairy and Egg Branch
(and a former employee of Leprino) wrote:
The use of wooden shelves, rough or otherwise, for cheese ripening does not conform to [Current Good Manufacturing Practices], which require that “all plant equipment and utensils shall be so designed and of such material and workmanship as to be adequately cleanable, and shall be properly maintained.
Here's some info on
Leprino Foods. I'm betting no wooden shelves in the place. Oh, and here's something from the front page of their website: "THE WORLD'S LARGEST PRODUCER OF MOZZARELLA CHEESE".