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Too Many Cooks A fragmented regulatory
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Caswell, Julie A. |
| Copyright Year | 2001 |
| Abstract | F or decades, U.S. consumers took safe food for granted. That changed recently with outbreaks associated with E. coli and Listeria in the United States and reports of madcow disease in Europe. These outbreaks have focused attention on an issue that is extraordinarily complex. Indeed, food safety encompasses everything from food-borne pathogens to residue levels for pesticides and animal drugs, naturally occurring toxins, and additives. For some, it even includes whether the food was produced with the aid of biotechnology. Adding to the complexity, food safety is a responsibility shared among local, state, and federal governments; food producers and distributors; and consumers. Defining appropriate roles for each of these players represents a central policy question. When it comes to imported food products, an even bigger cast of players takes the stage. The report cards of most of those players show reasonably good performance but definite room for improvement. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://forum.ra.utk.edu/Archives/Summer2001/cooks.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
