Remember the good old days when Americans did not know too much about what they were eating and drinking? People would nod approvingly as they pushed their carts through supermarkets. The fruits and vegetables were piled high in glistening mounds, the pristine boxes and shiny cans crammed on shelves, the chickens sitting plumply in refrigerated cases, and the fish shimmering on crystalline beds of ice. The entire scene seemed drenched in wholesomeness.
Those days are long gone. Last week's panics over poisoned grapes and tainted apples were merely the latest in a relentless series of food scares. Anyone who reads newspapers...
To continue reading:
or
Log-In
