Food-borne Illness

Tainted meat may be sent to market

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, June 23rd, 2002

A bacteria testing system meant to ensure that ground beef is safe instead is allowing potentially tainted meat to be put on the American market, consumer advocacy groups said May 23, 2002.

A study of Agriculture Department records found the meat safety system plagued by delays.

At some plants, testing stopped for months at a time before being completed. In other cases, the department waited weeks to take corrective action at plants that had clearly flunked, said the report released by Public Citizen and the Government Accountability Project.

The report accused USDA of operating under a "don't look, don't find policy" that is...

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Source: Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA (2002-06-23)

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