NEW APPROACH TO FOOD SAFETY FDA REVISING INSPECTION CODE THAT DATES FROM 1943 FIVE STAR Edition
THE FEDERAL Food and Drug Administration is on the verge of turning its model for food-safety inspections upside down to focus inspectors' attention on restaurants with a higher risk of causing food-borne illnesses. The FDA drafted its model food code in 1943 and has made few changes since. In...
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Published in | St. Louis post-dispatch |
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Format | Newspaper Article |
Language | English |
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St. Louis, Mo
Pulitzer, Inc
26.09.1993
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Summary: | THE FEDERAL Food and Drug Administration is on the verge of turning its model for food-safety inspections upside down to focus inspectors' attention on restaurants with a higher risk of causing food-borne illnesses. The FDA drafted its model food code in 1943 and has made few changes since. In the meantime, commercial food preparation has become more complicated, and the bacteria that cause food-borne illnesses harder to track as the food moves from the farm to our bellies. Most local health departments - including those in the St. Louis metropolitan area - model their inspection programs after the FDA's code. The FDA considers them outdated. |
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