There is a role for government to deal with two major problems of human civilization, because humans aren't civilized enough; the free rider effect, and negative externalities. The latter is just this situation.
Government is as inevitable as death, because humans are political animals.
Thus, you may as well use the power of the state to do things like protect people from poisoning, because this is a failure of the market to do so right now.
(edit, based on the link, the UK allows .15% of plastics in the feed. Based on the pictures, that was a hell of a lot more than that in the US plant. Either it's a law violation, or US regulations allow for way more)
Thanks, I'll check out the link.
There is a role for government to deal with two major problems of human civilization, because humans aren't civilized enough; the free rider effect, and negative externalities. The latter is just this situation.
Government is as inevitable as death, because humans are political animals. Thus, you may as well use the power of the state to do things like protect people from poisoning, because this is a failure of the market to do so right now.
(edit, based on the link, the UK allows .15% of plastics in the feed. Based on the pictures, that was a hell of a lot more than that in the US plant. Either it's a law violation, or US regulations allow for way more)