Food producers need not report in-house test results

Seattle Post Intelligencer by Greg Bluestein | Jan. 29, 2009 (Special Report)

A federal inquiry into a deadly salmonella outbreak has exposed a dirty secret: Food producers in most states are not required to alert health regulators if internal tests show possible contamination at their plants. Full Story »

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The article reveals a loophole in food safety oversight. This is similar to the lack of requirement to report violations that was exposed in the honey laundering article.

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