Our government isn't dumb. They are knowingly poisoning its own citizens and getting away with it.
Where is the profit in that? If the government was going to take the time and expense to do anything there would have to be a dollar in it somewhere. Inflating the health care costs and reducing worker productivity reduces GDP and tax revenue. It would be counterproductive for a capitalist government to do anything of the sort.
Also, the "government" isn't a meat products producer.
I think there's more to it than corruption and greed.
What if the leaders were a bunch of eugenicists (in the guise of philanthropists) with some visions and plans for population reduction and the enslavement of humanity?
Also, I didn't say that the government produces meat products, but they do directly affect their legality (with the USDA and the FDA), so they are just as responsible.