@elaineg I am in the US. my 90 day supply of 180mg twice a day costs me around $260...I don't have insurance.
@michellepazicni Yeah, Thank you. Marica doesn't have insurance either.
Bumping this thread, adding new U.S. health, safety, and shortage issues. In 1990, I spent nine months researching domestic food safety after Reagan’s USDA inspection cutbacks. My Atlantic article remains relevant—nothing has improved, and the situation may have worsened under T. The government minimizes food safety inspections to help the meat industry produce more chicken, pork, and beef, while the USDA stamp of approval falsely assures the public that food is safe.
ProPublica now reports that foreign food inspections have also been reduced, making seafood, fruits and vegetables, even cookies produced abroad, even less safe: https://www.propublica.org/article/foreign-food-safety-inspections-historic-low-fda
FDA investigators found insects, cracked belts, and dripping pipes in foreign facilities. The U.S. now imports nearly all seafood, 60% of fruit, and 40% of vegetables. Experts warn foodborne illness risks are rising.
Dozens of FDA officials blame these cutbacks on Trump-era staffing reductions.
People need to know that the food they are buying is less safe to eat now.
@michellepazicni You could see if Mark Cuban’s pharmacy can give you a better price on your prescription.
Alert: Thanksgiving is a big food illness time because poultry sits around at room temp after not being cooked enough. Do not eat it! And now with federal cutbacks of food oversight, know which foods could be unsafe.
What you can do in general now to protect from food borne illness:
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Cook meat, eggs, and fish thoroughly; I avoid raw fish now.
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Buy from local CSA farms you can inspect. When possible, grow your own food, raise chickens for meat and eggs.
A silver lining:
Between 2012–15, I envisioned more people growing food, going vegetarian, and buying locally—not for safety, but climate and welfare reasons. Now distrust of federal oversight seems to contribute too.
Stay aware, hopeful, and share ideas for staying food safe!
It is beginning to feel a bit like 2020 again.
You were speaking of shortages. A widely respected investor spoke about the Trump's economic policies as a kind of pandemic.
And now we are looking at food safety, which also concerned us during the pandemic, due to good infection.
@jeanne-mayell, I just saw this video and it ties with the food inspection issues mentioned. Sharing this as a PSA as well.
Nationwide listeria outbreak linked to ready made pasta products