NEBRASKA: Critics decry U.S. food safety system - (New York Times/Associated Press)
November 6, 2007 – 7:11 pmOMAHA, Neb. — Peanut butter is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. But chicken pot pies are the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s responsibility. Frozen cheese pizzas — FDA. But if there’s pepperoni on them, USDA has jurisdiction, too.
Critics of the nation’s food safety system say that it is too fragmented and marked by overlapping authority, and they say that may help explain why dangerous foods keep slipping through and why contamination scares are handled in sometimes inconsistent ways.
The story says that in the months ahead, Congress will consider several proposals to reform the system, including creation of a single food safety agency, an idea both the FDA and USDA oppose. A top FDA official said the agencies cooperate well now.
Richard Raymond, USDA undersecretary for food safety, was quoted as saying, “We do not believe a single food safety agency would give us the efficiencies you can have from having […]
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