Who Cares About Bad Meat

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Who Cares About Bad Meat?

Apparently intent on demonstrating its undying loyalty to the meat industry, the

White House will oppose any upcoming legislation that would force meat companies

to reveal which stores carry recalled -- and potentially contaminated -- meat.

According to Emily Gersema of the Associated Press, Elsa A. Murano, the USDA's

undersecretary for food safety, announced enigmatically that such knowledge

wouldn't help consumers anyhow, as meat is routinely sold to places other than

restaurants and grocery stores.

Murano's statement comes as lawmakers, such as Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT),

consider legislation to prevent further food-poisoning outbreaks, Gersema

reports. DeLauro hasn't been afraid to suggest that a law telling consumers

where bad meat is sold would protect the public. ''This is not about a company's

bottom line,'' suggests DeLauro. ''This is about the public's safety.''

As it now stands, the USDA obtains lists of those businesses which purchase meat

before announcing any recalls, but the department is barred from publicizing

those lists, as they are considered " proprietary trade information. " The

logically-challenged Murano observes that, if those lists are made public,

distributors will be less cooperative in delivering them to the USDA.

Consumer Federation of America's Food Policy Institute (which has more

information on the issue) head Carol Tucker Foreman remarks that,

''If even one person took action based on having the information and therefore

avoided getting sick, it would be worth having that information available...I

think that USDA has decided once again to protect its political contributors in

the meat industry, rather than to protect public health. "

 

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