Get Heard on the Safety of Food Imports |
Passing Freighter (photo by Kenn Kiser, courtesy of morguefile.com)
The Bush administration has announced that on October 1st an all-day meeting will be held to hear advice from Americans on how to insure the safety of food imports from China and other countries. The meeting will take place at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington D.C.
The meeting's purpose is to gather suggestions about how the government and companies can improve the safety of imported food and other products. Comments can be made in person or by teleconference. Findings from the meeting will contribute to a government report setting out specific steps for ensuring the safety of food and other goods coming into the country from abroad.
We've posted a number of disturbing items on the dangers of imported food, much of which enters the U.S. without any inspection at all. We hope that the voices of citizens will move the government to action on protecting Americans from the dangers of food imports.
To read a Reuters article on the topic of the October meeting go to: U.S. gives consumers day to sound off on bad imports
To submit comments to the government go to: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
To view some of the previous posts on the dangers of imported foods go to:
1. New Trade Agreements Threaten Food Safety
2. Suspect Chinese Seafood Lands in U.S. Stores
3. Dangers Come with Globalized Food Supply
4. Buying Local Grows on Food Safety Concerns
