A.G. Gancarski
Florida’s junior Senator is fuming about a lead-adulterated Chinese spice that has poisoned American apple sauce stocks.
On Friday, Rick Scott petitioned Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf to look further into “cinnamon with high levels of heavy metals in them” that made its way into apple sauce pouches. First discovered in North Carolina, issues with the poisoned sweet treat were found in 20 states by the end of November.
“It appears that the high lead levels were associated with the cinnamon in this product, and not the applesauce. It also appears that the company that was selling these fruit pouches was sourcing cinnamon from an Ecuadorian supplier that may have been purchasing cinnamon from Asian countries, such as Communist China,” Scott writes.
The Senator, noting that there are “22 million Floridians and more than 300 million Americans in this country that could be exposed to heavy metal in herbs and spices used in common food products,” posed a series of questions to the FDA. Included among them are queries about the sourcing of the cinnamon, the source of its contamination, and whether Ecuador (the country in which the apple sauce was made) was cooperating with federal investigatory efforts.
This isn’t the first time that a Chinese-sourced foodstuff turned the Senator’s stomach. Earlier this month, Scott slammed so-called “sewage garlic,” a poopy pejorative used because in China, the product is “being grown in human sewage, then bleached and harvested in abhorrent conditions often with slave labor.”
In a letter to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, Scott invoked 1962’s Trade Expansion Act to claim that the gross garlic could be impinging on America’s national security, and that as an “interested party,” he has standing to compel the Commerce Department to probe the fecal foodstuff.
“I write to request such an investigation into imports from Communist China of all grades of garlic, whole or separated into constituent cloves, whether or not peeled, chilled, fresh, frozen, provisionally preserved or packed in water or other neutral substance, and the threat they pose to U.S. national security. Food safety and security is an existential emergency that poses grave threats to our national security, public health, and economic prosperity,” Scott wrote.
11 comments
Dont Say FLA
December 16, 2023 at 10:15 am
If only they could learn, Rick and Rhonda might eventually learn:
You buy cheap shit at WalMart, you get cheap shit from WalMart.
Biscuit
December 16, 2023 at 10:57 am
NewsFart from Florida: Senator Rick Scott, blissfully unaware of poisons emitted by cars and trucks in our country, innocently ignorant of the many forced food recalls by American food manufacturers, and totally in the dark regarding lead base paint still poisoning poor Americans, boldly stepped forth and wrote a letter to the FDA suggesting they investigate Communist China for allowing its peeps to sell us contaminated cinnamon.
“Let’s you get to work,” he said in closing, and added, “I’ll be watching you,” apparent references to his old campaign slogan and his insistence that he looks just like Sting.
Arf.
Earl Pitts "Sage Spice Expert Emaritas" American
December 16, 2023 at 11:34 am
Good Morn ‘Ting America,
Rick has been a pretty good Patriot despite the fact that the ladies dont find him sexy (like they do with a succussful family man, like our next POTUS, Ron Desantis). The fact that Ron has been able to maintain a steller carreer while doing right by his family, including the increadably hot Casey Desantis, is what 92.56% of American ladies find so sexy about the good looking Ron Desantis.
Anyway back to Rick Scott’s “Cinnamon Gate”:
Thanks, Rick, for bringing “Cinnamon Gate” to our Great Nation’s attention while we teeter on the edge of WWIII. And if you (Rick) dont mind The Nation will wait until our Next POTUS, Ron Desantis, Weighs-In on the subject to give the topic of “Cinnamon Gate” further consideration.
Let’s see now; was there anything else on my, Earl Pitts American’s, “SAGE POLITICAL MIND” which should also be addressed at this time? ….. “Thinking ….. Thinking ….. * queue Jerpordy Music as it helps Earl think*
Oh yeah, America, there’s that little thing about Rick’s dis-loyalty to our Next POTUS, Ron “THE RONALD” Desantis …. for his “Back-Stabbing” Trump endorsement while totally by-passing all the wonderfull things “THE RONALD” has done over the years for you Rick.
Thank you America. And just as a friendly, accurate, and wise reminder, America, thank you, as always, for waiting for:
EARL TO WEIGH-IN on all topics large and small before attempting to form your own opinions and going public with them.
AMERICA:
Now that you have been brought Up To Speed by Earl you all all free to “Relax Your Sphincters” and begin commenting on “Cinnamon Gate”.
Earl Pitts American
*FREE BUMPER STICKER*
*DESANTIS VOTER ON BOARD/THANKS TO EARL*
Rick Whitaker
December 16, 2023 at 11:36 am
WARNING ⚠ TROLL COMMENT BY EARL THE SPHINCTER FREAK
Rachel Republican Johnson
December 16, 2023 at 11:52 am
Thank you Earl for your sphincter relaxing ways you always have on us,
Our family is weaning our kids off cinnamon toasty crunch at this time just as a safety precaution. The last thing we need is the developmently disableing lead poisining of our babies thanks to the Chineise who unleashed that covid pandimic on the planet.
And Earl we ladies do find Ron very sexy and are setting Ron up in our households as a shining example for our husband’s to follow .
Rachel
Rick Whitaker
December 16, 2023 at 12:02 pm
rrj, you sound like another fake earl pitts character, so with that being a distinct possibility, go suck on a sphincter.
Earl Pitts "Sage Spice Expert Emaritas" American
December 16, 2023 at 12:02 pm
Thank you Rachel,
I’m in the office today if you have any additional questions on the subject or feel the need for a relaxing session with Earl. I can send my driver over to pick you up in 35 minutes if you need transportation.
Thanks again Earl
Rick Whitaker
December 16, 2023 at 12:11 pm
CAUTION ⚠ TROLL COMMENT BY CRAZY EARL
My Take
December 18, 2023 at 1:22 am
Where would the lead come from?
MH/Duuuval
December 16, 2023 at 4:41 pm
Who needs advice columnists when we have Big Daddy to watch over us?
Joe
December 20, 2023 at 9:56 am
Skeletor ably demonstrates how the RepubliQans’ xenophobia can manifest itself in new and surprising ways.
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