In the News....

This week in the news, there was a curious article about the illegal selling and contamination of Parmesan cheese sold in America. The fake cheese was purposely contaminated with sawdust. These culprits committed a fraud on consumers and possibly threatened the health of those who consumed the product, all for the sake of profit.

What upsets me most, is not the fraud, but the fact that this court has charged the culprit with a single count of a misdemeanor. Now I ask you, why isn't there multiple counts as they sold this product to many consumers? Why isn't this crime listed as a felony? Now understand, I am not placing this crime in the same category as murder, but this is a large crime, with many victims, with the sole purpose of stealing money. Do we honestly know how long they were getting away with this crime? Do we know how many people ate the tampered product?

http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2016/02/guilty-pleas-filed-in-federal-criminal-fake-cheese-cases/#.VtMUDZwrLWI