https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jungle
Consider how many modern food standards regulations came about, and what abuses they were addressing.
The milk scandal is interesting tho. I don't disagree that there are people/companies out there that are horrible human beings (or run by horrible human beings), but these are exceptions. There is also a market-based recourse for consumers. Lawsuits and liability is a big deterrent for example. It's also illegal to harm someone (as it should be) so jail time for the offenders is quite possible without having enormous and onerous regulations. And haven't you noticed that it's the giant companies that often push regulation? Because it raises barriers to entry for competitors. Big companies have the resources they need. Using the government to hurt your competitors is one of the oldest traditions in countries with governments big enough and powerful enough to do so.
[1] https://www.history.com/news/7-things-you-may-not-know-about...
[2] https://www.libertariannews.org/2012/11/15/meat-packing-lies...
[3] https://www.zeroaggressionproject.org/uncategorized/upton-si...
Counterpoint: Cigarette companies poison you, and they found it's an amazing way to gain repeat customers.
like do they MAKE you smoke? cos government MAKES me pay taxes Marlboro does not MAKE me smoke...
* XIX century wants it's snake oil back * Didn't hear about China and melamine milk scandal? * Would you buy food from Amazon if it was co-mingled in current way? * VW emission scandal
It is easy to be freetard when you do not get diarrhea every so often due to food that was "optimized" (like in XIX century ;)
So we should stop government from enforcing food safety and accept poisonings as fact of life...