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Another Food Safety Bill Headed to the U.S.
About one third of Americans are “very or extremely” concerned about food safety, with this percentage of people holding firm since 2007.
National food scares, like the salmonella-peanut butter outbreak, are blamed for propping up America’s uneasy feelings.
That’s why a new bill, on its way to the Senate, seeks to improve U.S. food safety.
The Food Safety Enhancement Act includes substantial revisions to previous food safety initiatives, such as implementing science-based standards for minimizing food borne contaminants, establishing an importer verification program, and setting up increased protection for whistle-blowers.
The bill also gives inspectors additional access to food production facilities at a frequency determined by a risk-based schedule, and grants government officials the power to halt distribution and issue immediate recalls.
Given the current political upheaval in the United States, how do you feel about a bill giving the government more pull in food politics?
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