USDA to Propose Less Inspection

2007-01-29

by press — last modified 2007-07-13 14:17

News Item: The U.S. Department of Agriculture is poised to release its "roadmap" or timeline for something called risk based inspection of meat processing plants. Food & Water Watch has serious concerns that the Bush Administration's reform to the inspection system will mean less government inspection.

Meat and poultry are the only consumer products in the United States that get stamped with a government seal of approval. In late 2005, officials at the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service told consumer advocates that the agency was initiating changes to the way meat and poultry products are inspected. Referred to as “risk based inspection,” the agency’s plan is supposed to re-deploy its food safety resources (7600 inspectors who are stationed in meat and poultry slaughter and processing facilities) according to the food safety risk posed by each individual plant.

Food & Water Watch lays out concerns about the agency's proposed changes to meat inspection in the backgrounder What "Risk Based Inspection" Means for Consumers, which can be read online or downloaded here AdobePDFImage .

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