Tommy Thompson, who was health secretary during the industry's lobbying campaign, acknowledged that a more robust food-tracking system - opposed by business groups as too expensive - could have helped stem the current illnesses and business losses. Full Story »
Posted by Chris Finnie
Margasak contends that, largely as a result of pressure from lobbyists and business interests, our regulatory agencies have not implemented adequate policies and procedures to protect the American food supply from contamination (natural or bioterrorist). Also see the NewsTrust posting about the tainted jalapeno discovery in Minnesota and how their sophisticated system enabled them to identify the source of the Salmonella very quickly. http://www.newstrust.net/webx?14@@.1065e9fa
