AR-News: (US) Starved for Reform

[Animalconcerns]

After mad cow disease, we could learn a few things about food regulation
and retailing from Europe.
...
Within days of the discovery of mad cow disease in the United States, the
Agriculture Department announced measures to keep the disease out of the
meat supply. The beef industry, after resisting such measures for years,
immediately endorsed them. In an election year and in the face of
collapsing export markets, such rapid action should surprise no one. But
neither should it stop Americans from asking bigger questions about the
safety and quality of their food supply. They would be wise to follow the
example of Europeans, who, rather than passively accepting top-down
assurances, have exercised increasing influence over both government and
food industry policy.

full story:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14514-2004Jan13.html

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