Some Things Make No Sense #2

Sometimes you come across a factoid that's a plain-old headscratcher. I read this today in a report on food safety:

USDA has historically outspent FDA in food safety activities despite the fact that it regulates approximately nine times fewer facilities. This imbalance in spending is also noteworthy considering that the food products USDA regulates account for almost four times less consumer spending, and are tied to about two times fewer foodborne illness outbreaks than those for which FDA is responsible.

For the record, USDA regulates meat, poultry and eggs. FDA regulates pretty much everything else. I guess the lesson here is: buy lots of meat, poultry and eggs.