Peanut Product Recalls Renew Questions On FDA’s Food Safety Capability
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA's response to an outbreak of salmonella bacteria in peanut butter shows little evidence that the agency is capable of keeping the complex food supply safe, according to a former FDA executive
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