U.S. seeks new safeguards for imported food - (Los Angeles Times)
October 12, 2007 – 7:11 pmWASHINGTON — Agreeing that current safeguards have failed, Congress and the Bush administration are, according to this story, moving toward the creation of a new system for screening imported foods that would require American companies to certify that their foreign suppliers meet U.S. standards.
The story says that the system, an exception to the Bush administration’s general reluctance to expand federal regulation, would place a much heavier burden for consumer safety on the companies that import goods from China, Mexico and elsewhere.
The government would set the system’s rules, and the Food and Drug Administration would inspect more imports than it does now. But the bulk of the responsibility for ensuring safety would fall on the industry.
The sharpest point of contention so far is a Democratic proposal to pay for more port-of- entry inspections by charging importers a new fee, which industry groups oppose.
The Bush administration has said that it wants to […]
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