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nut so good - tainted us food system needs revamping
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e. coli in ground beef, melamine in infant formula, and salmonella in peanut butter - what is next? isn’t it about time the slices of the us food safety pie were taken back from the multiple federal agencies involved and surveillance placed under one roof? confidence in a system where 15 different agencies administer as many as 30 laws is ebbing with us politicians and food companies, following the recent salmonella scare linked to eight deaths, demanding an overhaul of how the sector is regulated. and rightly so – food safety in the us is buried in bureaucracy. a situation has developed whereby food manufacturing facilities are inspected at widely different frequencies, depending on which agency — the us department of agriculture (usda) or the food and drug administration (fda) — governs them. while, the usda is responsible for the safety of meat, poultry, and some egg products, the fda is responsible for the safety of most other foods. but the fda only gets 20 per cent of the food safety dollars to protect 80 per cent of the food supply and has about one-tenth of the number of inspectors as the usda. the result – a gap in how things are being inspected, which becomes absurd when you look at products like cheese pizza, which isn't getting inspected that frequently, but pepperoni pizza is. and, if a canning facility produces soup containing meat or poultry, it is inspected daily by the usda, but if the plant also produces soup containing beans or seafood, then the fda inspects it every one to five years. where’s the logic in that? the problem at the fda is that while it is meant to oversee both food and drugs, a vast majority of time and money is directed at drug safety. with a limited budget and a huge workload, the food side of the agency has lurched from one crisis to the next. the peanut butter recall is a case in point. the last time an fda inspector looked at the peanut corporation of america’s blakely plant was about eight years ago. instead of struggling to balance food safety with the competing priorities of fda’s drug approval process or the usda’s agriculture promotion mission, the creation of a single agency would simply allow regulators to do their jobs, claims us congresswoman rosa delauro. the uk and ireland did just that. following a series of scares in the 1990s, and in response to heightened public concerns about the safety of their food supplies, they chose to consolidate responsibilities in agencies that report to their ministers of health and pledge to put consumers’ health first. the food safety authority of ireland, the uk’s food standards agency, the european food safety authority, and similar agencies elsewhere in europe, canada and japan represent a break with the past when day-to-day industry interest and production may have come first. for example, the uk move to consolidate safety activities into the fsa was largely a result of the government’s perceived mishandling of an outbreak of bse. public opinion viewed the agriculture ministry, which had dual responsibilities to promote agriculture and the food industry as well as regulating food safety, as slow to react because it was too concerned about protecting the beef industry. and, the safeguards the fsai brought with it swung into action over the irish pork dioxin crisis in december with a mandatory recall of all pork products putting consumer safety ahead of the priorities of the pork producers; the swift risk assessment opinion from efsa also helped to contain the crisis and restore consumer confidence in irish pork. moreover, unlike the usda and the fda, these agencies have the power to require producers to recall their products when there is reason to believe they might be contaminated. barack obama, as president elect, promised to cut programmes “that have outlived their usefulness or exist solely because of the power of politicians, lobbyists or interest groups.” hopefully, the new us administration will stitch up the gaping holes in the food safety net by replacing the current fragmented regulatory approach with one food agency that puts the consumer first, is adequately funded, and has the power to recall dangerous food. consumers should not have to eat their cake and fear it too. jane byrne is editor of foodproductiondaily.com. she has worked in print and online media for several years in ireland, france and switzerland. if you would like to comment on this article, please email jane.byrne'at'decisionnews.com
Source :Food Ingredients Food Science - Additives, Flavours, Starch
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2009
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10 -13 july 2011: during four days in july, more than 9,000 key decision makers from australia’s food and beverage manufacturing and processing industries are anticipated to attend the triennial foodpro, the largest australasian food and beverage industry trade exhibition of its kind. the attendees recognise time at foodpro as a critical business investment. after all, this industry sector, generating sales and service income of more than $100 billion annually, is the nation’s largest, encompassing more than a quarter of australia’s manufacturing industry*.
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just 4 weeks to go to the 3rd australian food safety conference 7-9 september 2010 melbourne food is something that impacts on the life of everyone. as australia’s largest manufacturing industry and major export contributor, the food and beverage sector is also vital to the economy.there are just 4 weeks to go until the 3rd australian food safety conference to be held from 7 to 9 september 2010 in melbourne which will showcase experts from across the country and around the world discussing the latest in global food safety, including emerging food safety challenges.
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the jobs market in the food and drink industry is extremely buoyant, with skills shortages and growing demand set to push up salaries across the board. “we’re looking at very significant increases in employment over the next 10 years,” says professor colin dennis, president of the institute of food science and technology (ifst) and member of the board for improve, the uk’s food and drink skills council.
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the jobs market in the food and drink industry is extremely buoyant, with skills shortages and growing demand set to push up salaries across the board. “we’re looking at very significant increases in employment over the next 10 years,” says professor colin dennis, president of the institute of food science and technology ( ifst ) and member of the board for improve, the uk’s food and drink skills council.
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lord jeff rooker, the chair of the food standards agency, has announced four new appointments to the advisory committee on the microbiological safety of food (acmsf). the acmsf provides the agency with independent advice on the microbiological safety of food.
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at its open meeting yesterday, the food standards agency board considered its responsibilities as the uk’s central competent authority for official controls on food safety, and agreed to review the delivery of official safety controls. the fsa board agreed: that the fsa should review the current delivery model for official controls and compare it to an alternative model that involves four national bodiesto consider the progress of the review and any proposals for action at the july 2011 open board meeting as the uk’s competent authority in this area, the fsa is responsible for protecting the interests of consumers in relation to food.
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australian food producers need to be wary of complacency to ensure the ‘clean and green’ image widely used to market australian food remains accurate, a leading australian contaminant scientist has said. marking international world food day on oct 16, managing director of the cooperative research centre for contamination assessment and remediation of the environment (crc care), professor ravi naidu, said that, despite excellent food regulation and safeguards in australia, we and others in industrialised countries face an unprecedented cocktail of toxic substances in our daily lives.
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Coca.Cola
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PEPSI
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Mcdonald
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Nestle
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Mars
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Baskin & Robins
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Nutrika
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Mumika
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Chika
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experts from a 
cargill’s 