At least six other countries have
better food safety standards than the United States. More from Stephen J. Hedges of
The Chicago Tribune:
The 97-page audit, released Monday and conducted by the audit arm of Congress, was ordered up by two of the most vocal food safety critics, Illinois Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.).
Both have pressed for a single food safety agency instead of the dual system in the U.S. right now—the Food and Drug Administration regulates most foods, while the Department of Agriculture is responsible for meat, poultry and egg safety.
"I hope today's report serves as a wake-up call for the administration and others in Congress," Durbin said. "We need a thoughtful overhaul and reorganization of America's food safety system."
The audit examined how Canada, Germany, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the EU reorganized their food safety systems to work more efficiently.
You got to wonder, what the hang ups about improving food safety are—money?
