BLOG: Food safety system plays ‘outbreak roulette’ — one spin and you’re bankrupt - (FresnoBee.com)
August 2, 2008 – 6:46 pmToday’s Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down editorial thumps the Food and Drug Administration for botching the salmonella investigation. Rep. Dennis Cardoza was very direct about the mess at a hearing on Thursday:
Remember spinach? So did he.
“Frankly, I would just like to hear what in the heck went wrong? We all sat here, a little more than a year ago and had nearly the same conversation about spinach. Was nothing learned from that experience? Were we any better prepared this time?”, said Cardoza. “You could describe our current food safety system as ‘outbreak roulette’. One spin of the outbreak wheel and your industry may be bankrupt, your loved ones sickened. This is unacceptable, and we need to take steps to improve the response of government and industry to foodborne illness outbreaks.”
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