Unscientific? By &quot;people&quot; I take it you mean me. I didn&#x27;t see you cite any research either.<p>Obviously restaurants had an interest in food safety. You&#x27;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 &quot;No&quot; and &quot;Yes&quot;, respectively.<p>Take recent issues at Chipotle for example. Without government intervention, they easily might decide that it&#x27;s cheaper to pay marketers and public relations experts than to improve the safety of their supply chain and service.