Yup, and that is what should never have been allowed to happen in the first place. I can understand it for some backwater country struggling to feed its citizens, but NATO members? The United States? Come on that's ridiculous.
Come on, don't expect perfection, that ain't typical human trait. The chain is always as weak as its weakest link and this is not different.
I presume there are good reasons why this and exactly this is happening (and probably not only at this manufacturer), if for nothing else than reducing costs... not maintaining something is always cheaper than maintaining it.
