Is it my imagination, or is there a serious lack of safety protocols in our food industry? It seems every other day there is something that is being recalled, or that has sent people to the hospital, or is contaminated with ghastly microbes.

Could it be that the safety enforcement is so lax because we don’t have a real agency that monitors this? I don’t consider political mouthpieces and industry puppets to be taking care of food and drug safety, do you? And certainly, the hallowed FDA gives these industries a tap on the knuckles when they should be giving them a kick in the ass and setting steep fines that really hurt.

Here’s the latest in recalls. Beware fans of canned chili, botulism is coming to get you!

From MedicalNewstoday.com:

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to eat certain brands of canned chili sauce because they could get botulism poisoning which can be fatal.

A couple in Indiana and two children in Texas are seriously ill in hospital after eating the affected products. This was confirmed after testing left overs in a refrigerator. They started getting ill between June 29 and July 9.

All of the affected products are made by the Castleberry Food Company in Augusta, Georgia.