Quote Originally Posted by adina
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.