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Why does child food need to be produced thousands of miles away?
Cheap labor, mostly.
Ah, right. How much are the CEOs making as compared to their lowest paid workers?
I know you're not trying to justify it. Just some horse balls is all.
Those went into the peach cobbler.
Where can I buy this horse ball cobbler?
Peaches horse farm, in Georgia, probably.
Even if they moved production back to the US, they would just raise prices so we're paying more.
It’s perfectly fine to do that because it increases economic prosperity across the globe, as long as we have regulatory controls. I don’t know, but I think finding this out and being able to find the source of contamination is a win for the FDA, and shows that some part of the process in place does work.
Seriously. Take an apple, throw it in a blender. That was easy.
Great, now you've added arsenic but forgot the cinnamon. Not so easy after all, was it?!
That is indeed the core problem.
And that doesn’t even tackle the problem of getting it pasteurized to rid it of microorganisms or trying to keep it shelfstable for more than a few days of transport, let alone getting it on the shelf long enough to be sold. 
Who’s trying to do that? I’m talking about feeding your kid an apple.
I was talking about applesauce
Sorry, I'll provide more detailed instructions.
I guess if we're dealing with people who don't understand the basics of food, they might want to buy leaded applesauce from Ecuador since their kids are probably doomed anyway.
Lead is in the spices. The spices come from many different sources.
https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-safety/your-herbs-and-spices-might-contain-arsenic-cadmium-and-lead-a6246621494/
I’ve read that too. Spices aren’t contaminated to the extent of the sauces that were recalled though. I guess if you’re concerned, you can eat macrobiotic and/or test your soil and grow everything yourself. Of course not everyone can do that though and most climates won’t work for all spices or herbs.
My kid is gonna love his dill apple smoothie
I was thinking oregano and cayenne!
Juniper & parsley
I have marjoram and sage
Come on. What kid is going to have dill in a smoothie?
Paprika. That's what you put in a kids' smoothie.
Dill, parsley, chives and juniper grows here. What am I to do?
Just do as my grandmother did when she baby sat me and give me the child homemade gin until they stop fussing.
Gin, there's juniper in that.
Nothing gets by you.
Guess your baby is going to starve.
Although parsley does make a good garnish to the dill apple baby food.
Get a cold frame for your peppers like everyone else in a cold environment, they grow field peppers in Quebec for heavens sake. Paprika is not out of your reach.
Of course paprika is doable. But dill seems like a great apple spice.
That'll give you a crappy excuse for applesauce. Got to peel, core, and slice the apples then cook it in the spices and cider until soft, then mash, sweeten, and reduce.
maybe if you want to preserve it but otherwise probably healthier to eat it raw. I’m fine with just puréed fruit.
Thank you for that comment, made me genuinely laugh aloud.