Unscientific? By "people" I take it you mean me. I didn't see you cite any research either. Obviously restaurants had an interest in food safety. You're being

Unscientific? By "people" I take it you mean me. I didn't see you cite any research either. Obviously restaurants had an interest in food safety. You're being a little silly with your sarcasm. The question is whether food was as safe as we (citizens) wanted, and whether food safety would improve with government regulation. I suspect the answers were "No" and "Yes", respectively. Take recent issues at Chipotle for example. Without government intervention, they easily might decide that it's cheaper to pay marketers and public relations experts than to improve the safety of their supply chain and service.