New rules aim to improve US food safety
<p><span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="sickens">sickens</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>. <span word="Proposed">Proposed</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="safety">safety</span>. <span word="Officials">Officials</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="illnesses">illnesses</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="Safety">Safety</span> <span word="Modernization">Modernization</span> <span word="Act">Act</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1930<span word="s">s</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Drug">Drug</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="preventing">preventing</span> <span word="foodborne">foodborne</span> <span word="illnesses">illnesses</span>. <span word="Experts">Experts</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FDA">FDA</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="reacting">reacting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="outbreaks">outbreaks</span>.</p><p><span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="outbreaks">outbreaks</span> <span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bagged">bagged</span> <span word="spinach">spinach</span>, <span word="peanut">peanut</span> <span word="butter">butter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="foods">foods</span>. <span word="Margaret">Margaret</span> <span word="Hamburg">Hamburg</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="commissioner">commissioner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FDA">FDA</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="addressed">addressed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="approaches">approaches</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="optimistic">optimistic</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="change">change</span>.”</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="proposing">proposing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="identified">identified</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="contamination">contamination</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>. <span word="Manufacturers">Manufacturers</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="harvesting">harvesting</span> <span word="fruits">fruits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Congressional">Congressional</span> <span word="Budget">Budget</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="estimates">estimates</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="establishing">establishing</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="provisions">provisions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> $1.4 <span word="billion">billion</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Grocery">Grocery</span> <span word="Manufacturers">Manufacturers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="estimate">estimate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="producers">producers</span>.</p>
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