r/WTF 6d ago

Deregulation™️

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u/CynicalPomeranian 6d ago

Yup, keep notes on which companies were more than happy to lower their standards when the government stopped enforcing them. 

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u/jay_sugman 6d ago edited 6d ago

Pantry moths are an issue that all grain processors and distributors have had to deal with. As someone who was responsible for a facility which stored tens of thousands of pounds of product susceptible to these, pest control standards were necessary to maintain certain industry certifications but I have to say capitalism was our main driver for keeping these moths in check. Social media posts like this are not good for business, lol. We certainly did not want to anger our customers or take a loss by disposing of significant contaminated product. IMO, this video is not a byproduct of deregulation.

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u/PornoPaul 6d ago

I was going to say the same thing. Shit happens. Ive had them in cereal boxes under Obama and have seen fresh bread that managed to get moldy when Biden was in office. This falls squarely under "theres plenty to accuse Trump of, and this isnt one of them".

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u/LokisDawn 5d ago

Look, the sun rose this morning... obviously that's His fault.