On 2015-02-03 19:28:50 +0000, sf said:

> On Tue, 03 Feb 2015 11:12:35 -0800, JRStern >
> wrote:
>
>> OMG, do you have any idea how much TJ's ginger I ate?
>>
> I wanted to buy a container of Trader Joe's wonderful gingersnap
> cookies (with chunks of candied ginger) the last time I shopped there
> and didn't see any. Now I know why. I wish we would stop importing
> food that has ever been anywhere near China or Asia in general.

There will always be unscrupulous vendors and inattentive shoppers.
Sadly the FDA has dropped the food safety and adulteration ball so
these days you have to be your own food safety agency.

That's ok - in fact it was probably always up to the consumer to assure
the quality of their own goods. FDA enforcement actions are usually
late in coming and often completely voluntary as well.