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One Screwed Up System....

Mike

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US Food Safety Is Broken: Different Agencies Oversee Open-Faced vs Closed-Faced Sandwiches
A report was released Wednesday by the Government Accountability Office that designated Food Safety as a high risk area "because of risks to the economy and to public health and safety." The report finds that: "The current fragmented federal system has caused inconsistent oversight, ineffective coordination, and inefficient use of resources," and they've recommended a fundamental reorganization of the entire system.

Just how messed up is it? Really, really, really messed up.



"The food safety system is further complicated by the subtle differences in food products that dictate which agency regulates a product as well as the frequency with which inspections occur. For example, how a packaged ham-and-cheese sandwich is regulated depends on how the sandwich is presented. USDA inspects manufacturers of packaged open-face meat or poultry sandwiches (e.g., those with one slice of bread), but FDA inspects manufacturers of packaged closed-face meat or poultry sandwiches (e.g., those with two slices of bread). Although there are no differences in the risks posed by these products, USDA inspects wholesale manufacturers of open-face sandwiches sold in interstate commerce daily, while FDA inspects closed-face sandwiches an average of once every 5 years.

Was Bullard Right? ("The USDA does not care about food safety")
 

PORKER

Well-known member
Is anything really safe from food-borne illness?
05.mar.07
Times-News (ID)
Steve Crump
http://www.magicvalley.com/articles/2007/03/05/features/image/107524.txt
TWIN FALLS -- Scott Martin, professor of food microbiology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, was quoted as saying in this story that, "Ninety percent of sparrows carry salmonella. If a sparrow defecates when it's flying over a field, you're potentially at risk of salmonella if you eat something grown in that field."
Tom Shanahan, spokesman for the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, was quoted as saying, "(Food-borne illnesses from) spinach, peanut butter and strawberries - none have been prevented by the consumer. They were contaminated before they reached the consumer. There is public sentiment building that we need better national food oversight to ensure food safety."

So what he's saying is all of those birds gave the cattle ecoli and salmonella by sitting on the feed bunks.
 

rkaiser

Well-known member
When are bulls are to enter a stud to draw semen we must have a TB test done. I have had at least two positive reactors over the last few years. These bulls were diagnosed with an avian variety of TB. The bulls spent most of there time in a field when they had access to a very large slough. We fenced it off. Now we have moved so I don't know if our fence solved the problem or not. Testing two bulls this week!!!
 
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