“We’re still in the midst of our investigation. But so far all of the signals we’re getting lead to an intentional act on the part of someone in the supply chain and we’re trying to sort of figure that out,” FDA Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods Jim Jones said in an interview with Politico published Thursday.

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    10 months ago

    so far all of the signals we’re getting lead to an intentional act on the part of someone in the supply chain … one of [the theories] is that adulteration was economically motivated, meaning ingredients were modified so that companies can manufacture a cheap item and sell it for a higher price

    Someone intentionally added lead to children’s food to make a buck.

    Companies can definitely be trusted to regulate themselves.