Opinion: Tracing food, from farm to fork
Salmonella outbreak suspected in salsa ingredients shows it's time to put existing technology to work, tracing foods from the fields to the dinner table. Congress must protect our food supply by linking traceability with mandatory recall authority in current globalization bill under consideration.
The Washington Post 2008-07-08
Categories: Editorials, Food Safety, Food Safety, HEALTH & NUTRITION, OPINION, POLITICS
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