Food Safety Bill Almost a Law

• Date: December 28, 2010
• Source: Admin

The surprise of the decade comes with the Food Safety Bill possibly becoming a law as the Senate recently passed the bill.

Consumer groups and businesses are largely supporting this measure, which has come into play with alarming statistical reports claiming that 1 in 6 people are affected by food poisoning, and 3,000 die. In view of the recent contamination of produce, eggs, and peanuts, this sweeping bill aims to make food safer although it also comes under severe flak from various directions questioning control of food rather than safety of food.

The new bill puts the onus on businesses to develop measures and strategies to prevent contamination, and create new tests as opposed to relying on government inspections to determine food contamination at factories. Exempt from this will be some egg and meat products as they fall under the purview of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).