Stop Supporting a Tainted Food Supply

It's time to stop playing Russian roulette with the nation's food supply.

Don't we all deserve a better deal when it comes to the safety of what we eat?

Food is one of my family's most significant expenses -- and federal income taxes are another. As a consumer and taxpayer in one of the world's wealthiest nations, I deserve better than a food supply that is attracting attention for all the wrong reasons.

I try not to think about major, disturbing recalls whenever I visit the grocery store or restaurants. An E. coli outbreak last year prompted the demise of New Jersey-based Topps Meat Co., which recalled 21.7 million pounds of ground beef. In late 2006, an E. coli outbreak was traced to tainted lettuce served by Taco Bell, a unit of Yum! Brands(YUM Quote). The same year, another E. coli outbreak was traced to contaminated spinach. ...