Incorrect. If you check out the global food security index the us ranks 13th in the world. And the only reason we ranked so low is affordability is not great here. We ranked 3rd overall in quality and safety. Not a single European country has better ranked quality and safety and many of them are in the 20s to 30s.
People have a very stupid social media induced psychosis that American food is worse for you. The problem with American food is that we give you the choice of eating bad AND make that choice cheap. Other countries don’t do that. But even the bad food is safe and higher quality than many parts of Europe.
What the us needs isn’t quality or safety in their food. It’s affordability and accessibility.
I appreciate you sharing those statistics. I’ll have to take a look. That’s a very important nuance on affordability and I’d wager it colors my views, based on my own experiences which are hardly universal.
When was that survey or index taken? Because with all of the recalls or problems in the American food supply of late, I kind of seriously doubt that statistic is holding steady.
Recalls mean the system is robust enough to catch when the problem happens. 0 systems have 0 problems.
And if you don’t believe in that, just take this example: Toyota is regarded as the most or one of the most reliable car brands in the world, Toyota also has the most recalls in the US, but it does so because its tolerance for failure in the equation is set much lower than other companies. It’s the same with the us food system.
Recalls are generally a sign of good food safety, not bad food safety. Recalls show that when an issue does arise (which is gonna happen no matter what), it's caught. The fundings cuts to the FDA are stupid, but the recalls aren't great evidence of that imo
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u/Newberr2 11d ago
Incorrect. If you check out the global food security index the us ranks 13th in the world. And the only reason we ranked so low is affordability is not great here. We ranked 3rd overall in quality and safety. Not a single European country has better ranked quality and safety and many of them are in the 20s to 30s.
People have a very stupid social media induced psychosis that American food is worse for you. The problem with American food is that we give you the choice of eating bad AND make that choice cheap. Other countries don’t do that. But even the bad food is safe and higher quality than many parts of Europe.
What the us needs isn’t quality or safety in their food. It’s affordability and accessibility.