A U.S. Agriculture Department inspection stamp on a package of baby back pork ribs at a supermarket in Princeton, Ill. (Daniel Acker/Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News)ColumnistLawn darts. The consumer advocacy exhibit, honoring the movement for safety regulations to protect consumers, at the National Museum of American History in Washington. It was the Ford Pinto in 1977 that fueled a more robust consumer advocacy culture, one that made us feel safe and secure in our products. Better safe than sorry.”And sure, there are absurd cases of safety regulation. Baby Pinto?

Source: Washington Post April 04, 2019 20:03 UTC