US regulation is binary: FDA permits 9ppm of rat droppings in flour, realising it’s inevitable. You are within limits, yes or no? UK regulation is analogue: banning any & all poop in expectation that this will drive ever-cleaner processes of food handling, so any (rare) cases can be dealt with by individual investigation.

Guess which…

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Guess which doesn’t work for the internet, doesn’t scale, doesn’t travel, is gamed by those who face it, & inflames activists? Not to mention: in the world of food the rats are not actively attempting to circumvent restrictions on where they can poop.

4chan's Lawyer Talks to Lunduke

Preston Byrne (@prestonjbyrne), the attorney representing both 4chan and Kiwi Farms, talks with Lunduke about Ofcom and the United Kingdom's censorship campaign against Americans. pic.twitter.com/4NH72a868T

— The Lunduke Journal (@LundukeJournal) November 12, 2025

As with other UK regulatory regimes, navigating Ofcom's rules for compliance with the Online Safety Act is more about game theory than legal interpretation. Service providers are starting to figure out that they don't have to outrun the bear, they just have to outrun each other. pic.twitter.com/6ADmterYbF

— Owen Boswarva (@owenboswarva) November 16, 2025

Also:

Father of teen whose death was linked to social media has ‘lost faith’ in Ofcom
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/15/molly-russell-family-social-media-ofcom

Update: Citations

• US FDA, Food Defect Levels Handbook: “Wheat: Rodent filth (MPM-V15) Average of 9 mg or more rodent excreta pellets and/or pellet fragments per kilogram”
• UK: The Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) Regulations 1995: Ch 1: “The layout, design, construction and size of food premises shall … permit good food hygiene practices, including protection against cross contamination between and during operations, by foodstuffs, equipment, materials, water, air supply or personnel and external sources of contamination such as pests”
• (ibid) Ch 3: “…permit good food hygiene practices, including protection against cross contamination between and during operations, by foodstuffs, equipment, materials, water, air supply or personnel and external sources of contamination such as pests … foodstuffs must be so placed as to avoid, so far as is reasonably practicable, the risk of contamination.”
• (ibid) Ch 4: “2.—(1) Receptacles in vehicles and/or containers must not be used for transporting anything other than foodstuffs where this may result in contamination of foodstuffs (2) Bulk foodstuffs in liquid, granular or powder form must be transported in receptacles and/or containers/tankers reserved for the transport of foodstuffs if otherwise there is a risk of contamination. Such containers must be marked in a clearly visible and indelible fashion, in one or more Community languages, to sow that they are used for the transport of foodstuffs, or must be marked “for foodstuffs only”. (3) Where conveyances and/or containers are used for transporting anything in addition to foodstuffs or for transporting different foodstuffs at the same time, there must be effective separation of products where necessary, to protect against the risk of contamination.”
• etc.