BLOG: One step forward for a better food safety policy - (Marler Blog)
July 11, 2008 – 11:47 pmOn a day that I finally get one of my Op-eds published, thanks goes to Undersecretary for Food Safety (FSIS) Richard Raymond, and Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Ed Schafer for announcing plans to tell the public, which grocery stores and other retailers have received, tainted meat during Class I recalls. Consumers now can be told if their local grocery store got tainted meat during a recall. Under the new rule, which is expected to be published next week and take effect 30 days later, retailers’ names will be posted on the Agriculture Department Web site during so-called “Class I” meat and poultry recalls - those deemed to pose a definite public health risk.
So, Secretaries, I have one more idea - why not make “Non-compliance Reports” (”NRs”) public and online. Let the public see how well, or badly, some of your inspected facilities are operating. I think if you had on line […]
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