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Article: Council suggests changes in `food safety system'

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March 24, 1999
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A White House food safety task force will continue to study structural changes to "strengthen the federal food safety system" but stopped short of endorsing a recommendation for a single food safety chief. The President's Council on Food Safety, in a report released last week, made clear that establishing a single voice on food safety issues posed challenges in some areas.

"Foodborne disease problems may also be waterborne disease problems," said the council, which is made up of officials from the departments of Agriculture, Commerce and Health and Human Services. "Other programs, particularly research and education programs for food safety, often do not operate as separate ...

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