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Food Brokers Could Make Difference Between Safe and Tainted Food Imports

In the wake of all the poison product scares, NPR visits a food broker in Gurnee, Illinois, to get a firsthand view of how the ingredients in familiar grocery store items are handled. The problem occurs with cut-rate dealers, the story says: "Many say these low-end ingredient brokers are the scourge of the industry. They were behind many of the recent Chinese product scares—including poisonous toothpaste and possibly defective tires."...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, July 11, 2007 at 8:30 AM
Tagged: food safety, imports

Imports and Food Safety

NPR's Morning Edition reports on the U.S. FDA's "tense dependence" on China's food imports. The piece provides a good overview of the challenges faced as food imports have increased (from $45 billion in 2003 to $64 billion three years later) while the "food" part of the FDA has decreased. The Q&A at the bottom of the page with former FDA official William Hubbard explains how melamine got through the FDA's inspection system and whether consumers should worry about imports....

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3 Comments | Posted by Alaina Browne, May 25, 2007 at 12:45 PM
Tagged: food safety, imports