The federal food safety system : a primer

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Label

The federal food safety system : a primer

Title remainder

a primer

Statement of responsibility

Geoffrey S. Becker, Donna V. Porter

Creator

• Becker, Geoffrey S

Contributor

• Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service
• Porter, Donna Viola

Subject

• Agriculture -- Safety regulations
• Food -- Safety measures
• Food -- Safety measures
• Food adulteration and inspection
• Food adulteration and inspection -- United States
• Food industry and trade -- Quality control
• Food industry and trade -- Quality control
• Food industry and trade -- Safety regulations
• Food industry and trade -- Safety regulations
• United States
• Agriculture -- Safety regulations

Language

eng

Summary

Numerous federal, state, and local agencies share responsibilities for regulating the safety of the U.S. food supply, which many experts say is among the safest in the world. Nevertheless, critics view this system as lacking the organization and resources to adequately combat foodborne illness, which sickens an estimated 76 million people and kills an estimated 5,000 each year in this country. The 110th Congress may face calls for a review of federal food safety agencies and authorities, and proposals for reorganizing them have been introduced (e.g., H.R. 1148; S. 654). Among the issues likely to arise are whether reform can improve oversight, and the cost to industry, consumers, and taxpayers. This report provides a brief introduction to the system and the debate on whether reorganization is needed

Member of

• CRS report for Congress, RS22600

Cataloging source

SNM

Government publication

federal national government publication

Index

no index present

Literary form

non fiction

NAL call number

HD9000.9.U5

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography

Series statement

CRS report for Congress

Series volume

RS22600