US: Can food industry police itself? - (Wall Street Journal)
October 15, 2007 – 11:51 pmWASHINGTON — Food industries and federal regulators are, according to this story, increasingly advocating the same solution following a rash of food-borne illnesses: have companies police themselves and take action to prevent outbreaks.
But this system of “preventive controls” has worked in the past only with adequate regulatory enforcement and industry support — neither of which is guaranteed.
Mike Taylor, a food-safety expert who worked in the administrations of George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton was quoted as saying, “The reason you have regulation is some companies don’t have the market incentive to meet high food-quality standards. The public doesn’t trust a system that leaves it entirely to the industry.”
A White House cabinet-level group set up to address import safety problems has recently touted preventive controls as a solution. The FDA is likely to advocate preventive controls as part of a new food-safety plan set for release as early as this month.
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