Some foods, including poutlry, eggs, raspberries, applejuice and alfalfa sprouts, have been linked to outbreaks of food poisoning in Canada in recent years. In its first show of the season, Tuesday at 8 pm. CBC Televisions Market Place probes the rise in food-borne illness.
Critics point to huge factory farms where animals are crowed together in cramped cages.
GMA told the Permanent Senate Subcommittee on Investigations that the safety of the U.S. food supply will be enhanced through more research to identify foodborne hazards and more resources directed to prevention programs. Without proper research supporting our food safety system, regulators won't be able to keep pace with today's manufacturing processes. An effective and credible science-based system complementing food manufacturers' own safety assessment programs provide consumers with the greatest assurance possible that their food is safe. In addition, the federal agencies overseeing the food supply need appropriate resourcesQthat means money for scientists, investigators, state of the art scientific and technological tools, and modern, well-equipped physical facilities. Zawel added the United States must assert strong government leadership in the global arena to stay on course and develop solutions to real food safety problems.