When people buy meat, they rarely think about the diseases that could result from it. They are confident that the meat they purchase is of the highest quality their money can afford. However, from time to time, there are reports of contaminated meat and recalls. This calls into question the role of government and its obligation to inform and serve the public. In the past, the government has passed regulations and laws such as the Meat Inspection Act of 1906 and Kevin's Law. However, they proved insufficient and required a long process to approve such regulations. To some extent, the government should mandate additional actions to ensure the safety of the American public. The policies previously approved by the government are quite lenient. The policies allow companies to take advantage of the loophole that has been provided to them. Under federal law, employers are not required to verify that a worker's identification documents are authentic (Source 6). This allows for the employment of numerous illegal workers willing to work long hours for low pay. Meat industry greed increases because there are abundant supplies of hard-working, low-wage workers who can be replaced when needed. Companies like IBP love illegal immigrants because they can be pressured to work at dangerously fast paces due to fears of being replaced and deported by the INS. However, what these people don't know is that the meat industries and the INS have conspired with each other. The INS allows meatpacking companies to hire replacement workers before intervening and removing illegal employees in exchange for bribes (Hedgers). Rules and regulations should be strictly enforced to ensure that there is no ambiguity....... half of the document ...... n affect the health of millions of people. Works Cited Eshoo, Anna. "Eshoo Presents Kevin's Law." Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo. Np, June 30, 2005. Web. March 30, 2011. Hedgers, Stephen J. “The New Jungle.” US News & World Report September 23, 1996: 34+. Gale Opposing views in context. Network. February 27, 2011. Kowalcyk, Barbara. "Kevin's Story." The Center for Research and Prevention of Foodborne Illnesses. cfi and Web. March 30, 2011.Moss, Michael. "The hamburger that destroyed her life." New York Times 3 October 2009: n. page Network. March 30, 2011Pasour, Ec Jr. "We Can Do Better Than Government Inspection of Meat." Freeman Ideas on Liberty48.5 (1998): n. page Network. March 30, 2011.Schlosser, Eric. Fast food nation. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2002. Print.Sinclair, Upton. "The Jungle: Chapter 9." Berkely SunSite Digital Library. Project Gutenberg, 16 September 1996. Web. 30 March 2011.