I would say that the auditor's that were hired did in part cause the fatal listeria outbreak in the cantaloupes. Why would the auditor's give advice on the packaging system at this time? On the other hand, why would Jensen Farms take this information & implement it? If the system you have in place is working for you & the product has been safe thus far, why change now? It’s not worth anyone losing their life for a company to save a few dollars. In my opinion Jensen Farms & the auditor's both contributed to the outbreak. They were both negligent & therefore responsible to some degree for the 30 deaths that occurred. Maybe we should come down on these auditor's where it really hurts, their pocketbooks. It is quite possible, that if we require them to pay restitution to these families, that lost a loved one, and these companies would do a better job. Who's to say that Jensen Farms didn't pay over & above the auditor's normal fee? And in return they obtained a 10 of 10 ranking. Why would anyone not think this is a conflict of interest?
True enough the United States has had an enormous amount of budget cuts over the past several years. I can understand cuts here & there, but to have a system where the producer pays an auditor to inspect their own product. As citizens we all count on the FDA to protect our families from these types of dangers in our food. One solution may be, to set up an account for the producers to pay their inspection fees into. After the fees are collected then the FDA would hire the auditor's. I would think this could be a solution to the matter at hand. I don't know about others, but I prefer to know that mine & my children's food is safe. So please make cuts elsewhere and protect the food we consume!
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