COMMENT: US food safety modernisation makes (slow) progress
By: Katy Askew | 31 July 2009
The US House of Representatives yesterday (30 July) took the long-overdue step of updating the nation's archaic food safety regulations. The food industry and consumer groups have largely welcomed the move, which is a significant step in the modernisation of the US food safety regime. However, Katy Humphries suggests the development of comprehensive food safety standards in the US remains some way off.
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The US House of Representatives yesterday (30 July) took the long-overdue step of updating the nation's archaic food safety regulations. The food industry and consumer groups have largely welcomed the move, which is a significant step in the modernisation of the US food safety regime. However, Katy Humphries suggests the development of comprehensive food safety standards in the US remains some way off.
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