Harmful bacteria are rampant in meatpacking plants and in produce fields, but government oversight is eroding. But after the recent contaminations in spinach and at Taco Bell, attention is focused on the issue of food safety, and the public is becoming more engaged.
Posted on January 2, 2007
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