Also see: The Silent Salmonella Scare
"Consumer groups seek tougher produce monitoring" by Bloomberg News | July 4, 2008
WASHINGTON - Fruit and vegetable producers should be required to use technology that would allow regulators to trace the origin of contaminated produce, consumer groups said yesterday.
Failure to identify the source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened at least 922 Americans since mid-April shows why emergency regulations are needed, the Center for Science in the Public Interest and the Consumer Federation of America said.
Up to over 900 people now, huh?
The Food and Drug Administration has been criticized for failing to strengthen rules and expand inspections after hundreds of illnesses were linked to tainted spinach, beef, peanut butter, and pet food last year. The FDA can't trace the source of the current outbreak.
So WHY are they collecting a check?
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