(BN) U.S. Senate Approves Biggest Food-Safety Overhaul in 70 years

U.S. Senate Approves Biggest Food-Safety Overhaul in 70 Years
2010-11-30 15:33:28.462 GMT


By Molly Peterson
    Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- The biggest U.S. food-safety
overhaul in more than 70 years won Senate passage as lawmakers
sought to curb food-borne illnesses that cost the nation an
estimated $152 billion a year.
    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration would gain more power
to police food companies under the bill that passed today in a
73-25 vote. The measure, backed by the food industry, public-
health groups and consumer advocates, adds inspections and lets
the FDA force recalls, rather than relying on companies to
voluntarily remove contaminated foods from store shelves.


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