FDA delays the “Food Traceability Rule” required by Congress to improve the agency’s ability to respond to foodborne illness outbreaks
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Decision undermines FDA’s ability to protect the public from contaminated food  WASHINGTON DC – The FDA’s decision to delay the implementation of its “Food Traceability…

Meant to post this yesterday, but my instance suffered an unexpected maintenance.

  • GuyFawkes@midwest.socialEnglish
    15·
    6 days ago

    “…urged the FDA to resist industry pressure to delay implementation of the food safety rule required by legislation passed by Congress in 2010.”

    We’re still trying to IMPLEMENT 15 FUCKING YEAR OLD LAWS? Add THAT to the signs our democracy is broken.

    • adarza@lemmy.caEnglish
      8·
      6 days ago

      headline doesn’t say the important bit…

      it’s money (ain’t it always?)–as in big corporate profits, and their unwillingness to use a small portion of that to do their part.

    • Tony BarkOPEnglish
      3·
      6 days ago

      The amount of time they give for these laws to pass is frustrating.