Unsafe Food in the USA

[adina]

I love the farmer's markets - the big one in Madison WI should be starting up outdoors again in about a month.

I don't know how true this is, but I only buy organic produce if it's grown in the USA. Other countries have different laws (or lack of) regarding the type of fertilizers that are used...

That's 100% true. Sure, not all of them, but yes, other countries have less strict laws about that. I was just at the dr to get my shots (we're going on a cruise) and she went on and on about the difference in standards.

We love the Madison farmer's market. I'm going to be getting up early once a month and taking my girls. Otherwise we content ourselves with the smaller local ones.

[another view]

other countries have less strict laws about that...

...thinking especially of Mexico, a lot of our produce (and some organic) comes from there... I'm not a germophobe or anything - I just try not to go looking for problems.

And I think that being more "connected" to the supply of food is going to be a better bet, such as buying directly from the producer at the farmer's market. You can ask them questions about how they do things and get knowledgeable answers. I always do that, but they're usually thrilled to talk about what they're selling - to me that says they care about what they're doing. There's an excellent one in St. Paul MN too, but most of the time I go to one of the local markets.