I don't think many people eat raw meat (although a lot of it gets served rare) but I resent having to treat my cutting board and utensils that may have touched the raw meat, as if they were toxic.
Veggies are much easier to deal with IMHO.
I agree somewhat about the nanny state, but it reminds me of something I saw on PBS recently, about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, where so many women died 100 years ago. They said, "If you want to know what industry would be like, free of government regulations, this is it."
I don't want to go back to those days when we had to worry about the safety of our food. Look at the recent problem with the Sara Lee lunch meats, they knew it was making people sick and they kept producing them. Profit rules.