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To: dandelion
Sorry for the poor formatting.

U.S. food imports outrun FDA resources

"The FDA inspects about 1% of the imported foods it regulates, down from 8% in 1992 when imports were far less common. In contrast, the United States Department of Agriculture, which is responsible for meat and poultry, inspected almost 16% of those imported foods in fiscal 2006. The FDA covers most other foods, about 80% of the nation's food supply." "The decline in FDA inspection resources has been pronounced in the past five years. While food imports have soared about 50%, the number of FDA food-import inspectors has dropped about 20%, the agency says."
19 posted on 03/30/2007 7:07:23 AM PDT by NC28203
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To: NC28203
While food imports have soared about 50%, the number of FDA food-import inspectors has dropped about 20%, the agency says.

Is your position that more government is the answer?

34 posted on 03/30/2007 7:58:34 AM PDT by palmer
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