Tighter Food Security Standards Coming Soon

Recalls and public worry about food safety has prompted the Obama administration to strive for tougher standards and better enforcement in the industry. The Wall Street Journal has more:

A cabinet level panel convened by the White House will announce this afternoon a series of steps aimed at reducing outbreaks of salmonella, E.coli and other pathogens, according to a summary of the panel's report. The panel's recommendations represent a shift in food regulation to prevention from reacting to outbreaks of food-borne illnesses.

The new approach includes a rule aimed at reducing salmonella contamination of raw or undercooked shell eggs during production, a step the panel said will cut the number of human infections caused by egg consumption by 60%, or 79,000 illnesses.

You can read more about the announcement at Whitehouse.gov, and the new government food safety website, The President's Food Safety Work Group.