Food Safety: Federal Efforts to Ensure the Safety of Imported Foods are Inconsistent & Unreliable

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Year: 1998
Pages: 64
Binding Paperback

Product Code: 0788173804

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Keith W. Oleson & Dennis Richards. Foodborne illnesses constitute a major public health problem in the U.S., sometimes causing acute & chronic illnesses that require extensive medical care. This study evaluates the fed. government’s efforts to ensure the safety of imported foods. It contains recommendations that are designed to enhance the fed. government’s authority to review the safety of food imports, improve the effectiveness & efficiency of systems & staff to screen imports, & strengthen controls. Specifically examines the FDA’s role in food inspection, weakness in the use of inspection resources, & weaknesses in controls over food imports. Charts.

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