Food Safety Problems Elude Private Inspectors

Mar. 6, 2009

Food manufacturers are increasingly hiring private auditors, but serious contamination problems are going undetected.

China starts food safety campaign

BEIJING, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- China, hit by the melamine-contaminated baby milk food scandal, will launch a 4-month long campaign intended to prevent a recurrence of similar problems.

New food safety bill criticized

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Critics of a new food safety plan by President Bush say it would make it more difficult for U.S. regulators to enforce measures to prevent food contamination.

U.S. taking proactive food safety stance

CHICAGO, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- An official with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says the United States must take a proactive stance to food safety.

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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler

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Food Safety Problems Elude Private Inspectors

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