http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/03/25/100963.aspxby Joel Grover, KNBC reporter In my 18 years as an investigative reporter, I've realized there are few issues more important to consumers than the safety and cleanliness of the food they eat. People assume that food in a restaurant or supermarket hasen-USCommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/03/25/100963.aspx#101003Mon, 26 Mar 2007 00:02:18 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:101003Mark, NYCDoes organic produce go through this wholesale market?http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/03/25/100963.aspx#101006Mon, 26 Mar 2007 00:06:59 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:101006Mark D. San Antonio TXI hope LA county officials ask for the resignation of those county inspectors who obviously are not doing their jobs, or taking their paychecks for granted.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/03/25/100963.aspx#101009Mon, 26 Mar 2007 00:15:06 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:101009Michael Liebman Birmingham AlabamaI saw your piece on the 7TH Street Market in Los Angeles on Dateline Sunday night, having worked in the produce industry at the the 7TH street market for over 20 years I was shocked. I have been out of the business for a few years now but in all fairness to the Terminal Markets what you showed is the worst example possible why not in turn look diretly across from the 7TH Street Market at the Los Angeles Wholesale Produce terminal and show the public both sides of the coin. I must say in my opinion you slated the story your why without showing the other side. Just so you know the 7TH street Market is primarily now a market that service the hispanic and other ethnic communities in the Los Angeles area. The Los Angeles Wholesale Produce Terminal is where the majority of your food service, Chains and brokerage companies buy from.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/03/25/100963.aspx#101015Mon, 26 Mar 2007 00:19:45 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:101015Pat Baptiste, Huntsville, AlI think that the inspectors should be held liable also for allowing this to continue for so long without demanding a cleaner and safer place. They are just as responsible for knowing and allowing this. Did they give them passing marks all the time? Shame on them! http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/03/25/100963.aspx#101019Mon, 26 Mar 2007 00:29:50 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:101019Jr. McManigal, San Antonio, TXThe LA county health Dept top-supervisor sent his clones to warn the 7th St market and now their to are under criminal charges. Here a thought the "top supervisor of the LA health Dept should be fired for the cover-up and surely should be under criminal charges for his supervisor failure to do a legal paid job. He is in my opinion the mafia-type paid by LA's taxes to in fact possibly kill people. LA's elected officials better be part of the solution are fired/impeached. Love to see if dateline will follow-up on who at the top of LA gets away with E, coli poisoning? Thanks for the report - press-on with the heat. let's see if we are a third world example or LA is a bad corrupt city!http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/03/25/100963.aspx#101069Mon, 26 Mar 2007 03:05:24 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:101069Michael, Ontario, CAI am a produce buyer who buys produce from the L.A. Produce Market and ship it all over. We do not even buy produce from the 7th street market. Most people do not. Right across the street is the new produce market that is clean. You guys definitely went to the worst part of the market. YOu go to the place where most people don't even shop. You definitely should have showed all aspects instead of just the crappy part.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/03/25/100963.aspx#101072Mon, 26 Mar 2007 03:11:05 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:101072J0k4sofLAWow! I just saw your show on the 7th Street Market, and thank God I believe in cooking my vegies before eating. One thing about most Asians in eating their vegetables is to wash 'em then cook 'em. Sure I do eat salad too, but just lucky enough that my vegies probably did not come from 7th Street Market. Yes, put the owners in jail and hopefully the other proprietors will now think twice before ignoring the safety of us. Good work MSNBC!http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/03/25/100963.aspx#101076Mon, 26 Mar 2007 03:12:14 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:101076Victor Park, Los Angeles, CAIt is absolutly disgusting knowing that I use to live near there. But what about the employees that work there? Were there any consequences to them by 7th Wholesale Produce or any authority besides the owners?http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/03/25/100963.aspx#101078Mon, 26 Mar 2007 03:35:44 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:101078health inspector, the southAs a health inspector for many years I was not surprised by the story, I have seen alot of things like this during my career. From the inspectors who dont do their job (they r lazy and its to much work to do their job plus they just want to go home early), the supervisors who stop the good inspector from doing his job (they dont want to rock the boat), to elected officials who advise the inspector not to bother a certain establishment (this is usally someone who is connected to them in some way). I have personally inspected establishments that had recieved high scores for years from the same inspector but when I have had to inspect them then I either score them a closing score or just a few points above the closing score. Yet to be fair we have alot of really great inspectors who are trying to do the right thing. I wish my local NBC affilate would do a story like this on our local food establishments that would bring our office under closer scrutiny(they would be amazed how one of our cities food establishments gets so many 100 scores).