William Marler, an attorney who specializes in representing people sickened by contaminated food, is making a push to get the government to open up its meat inspection records. This makes all the sense in the world; it’s one of those initiatives that just doesn’t have a good counter-argument.
Basically what he’s pushing for is the same transparency for meat inspection records that currently exists for restaurants. In other words, if you’re selecting between two packages of meat, you ought to be able to compare the inspection grades of the slaughterhouse each package came from. Marler makes the great point that since these inspections are paid for by taxpayers, shouldn’t the results of these inspections be shared with the public?
I’m going to see if I can get this guy on my podcast later this summer. I think we’d have a lot to talk about. Link.
