MEDDLE MANAGEMENT

There are plenty of people who find fault with the USDA - but you usually don't hear such screeds from meatpackers. In this story of how one guy's family business (cue violins) was destroyed by USDA incompetence, he notes that the agency's "real policies imperil the consumer. The USDA doesn't want that out." He also observes that "The USDA could care less about the health of my grandkids." Hey, pal, join the club.