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Article: Brains, not bureaucracy.(scientific approach to food safety sought)
- Article from:
- Grocery Headquarters
- Article date:
- June 1, 1999
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Sound science, not more government regulation, holds the key to food safety.
Are your customers eyeing the meat case warily? Do they pick up packages of ground beef with trepidation? How about the produce department? Do they look at the apples as if Snow White's stepmother might be your supplier?
Small wonder if they do. Food safety, or lack thereof, has become a popular subject for TV magazine shows, leaving the impression of a supermarket teeming with danger for unsuspecting consumers. The fact that the U.S. food supply is among the safest in the world often gets lost in the drama of those who have suffered from foodborne illness. Implicit in these ...