Food Safety: U.S. Needs a Single Agency to Administer a Unified, Risk-Based Inspection System
T-RCED-99-256
Published: Aug 04, 1999. Publicly Released: Aug 04, 1999.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the need to revamp the federal food safety system, focusing on: (1) an overview of GAO's work on the problems resulting from the fragmented food safety system; and (2) where in the federal government food safety inspection responsibilities should reside.
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Consumer protectionFederal agency reorganizationFood industryFood inspectionFood safetyHealth hazardsInteragency relationsRedundancySafety regulationPoultry