For the millionth time, don't eat the salad because it's tainted

Remember when tourists used to say that about eating salads and raw veggies while traveling in Mexico or certain foreign countries? Not so surprisingly, the problem of E. coli in salads is popping up again just days after the AP ran a story about how nothing had changed in the produce industry since the E. coli deaths from tainted spinach last year. How many people have to get sick or die before the factory food industry wakes up to the problem? The problem also highlights the need for Democrats to gain more seats in Congress next year so they can step up the progress of proper food safety.

These problems are just another reminder of the failed programs of Newt Gingrich and the GOP who still believe that industry can regulate itself, despite what consumers see with their own eyes. Industry is simply not up to the task and consumers deserve a heck of a lot more.