Salvaged Food: Lessons Learned from the Americold Fire
RCED-95-76
Published: Mar 08, 1995. Publicly Released: Mar 24, 1995.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the events surrounding a fire at a food storage warehouse in Kansas, focusing on the: (1) disposition of food salvaged from the facility; and (2) lessons learned from the incident that could be used to improve regulation of the food salvaging industry.
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Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Food and Drug Administration | FDA should more actively assist states in managing food salvaging operations following major disasters. At a minimum, FDA should ensure that: (1) the information it has about a private food testing laboratories and key personnel is communicated to state officials responsible for monitoring food salvaging operations after a major disaster; and (2) these state officials are made aware of FDA guidance for maintaining the integrity of the food sampling process. |
FDA disagrees with the conclusions and recommendations in the report and has no plans to implement this recommendation. Therefore, GAO recommends that this be closed.
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