Food Safety Agencies and Authorities: A Primer
Description:
Several federal agencies, in cooperation with state governments, are responsible
for regulating the safety of the U.S. food supply. In the wake of an outbreak of foodborne illness and the largest recall of suspected contaminated meat in U.S. history in
August 1997, several policymakers have reopened the debate on creating a single,
independent, federal food safety agency. They assert that this would provide more
effective regulatory control over the entire farm-to-table food production and markā¦
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Date:
February 5, 1998
Creator:
Rawson, Jean M. & Vogt, Donna U.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department