The potential consequences of public release of food safety and inspection service establishment-specific data
By: Committee on a Study of Food Safety and Other Consequences of Publishing Establishment-Specific Data, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 97
ISBN-13: 9780309224659
Subjects: Government information; Safety measures; Information resources; Disclosure of information; Food adulteration and inspection; United States. Food Safety and Inspection Service; Information resources management; United States; Risk management; Food industry and trade
Description: Legal regulations and manufacturers' monitoring practices have not been enough to prevent contamination of the national food supply and protect consumers from serious harm. In addressing food safety risks, regulators could perhaps better ensure the quality and safety of food by monitoring food production not just at a single point in production but all along the way, from farm to table. Recognizing the troubled state of food safety, the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) Food Forum met in Washington, DC, on September 9, 2008, to explore the management of food safety practices from the beginning of the supply chain to the marketplace.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

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Table of contents: title: Background; title: Transparency and food safety and inspection service data-sharing; title: Experience with public posting of government data; title: Public release of food safety and inspection service establishment-specific data.