It appears the federal government is getting much more demanding when it comes to enforcing food safety. The New York Times has published a solid article outlining just what has changed:
As the nation’s second-largest processor of pistachios agreed Monday to recall its entire 2008 crop despite no confirmed illnesses, the Obama administration issued a tough warning to all food makers that sloppy manufacturing practices would no longer be tolerated.
With the warning, the administration signaled that it was substantially changing the way the government oversees food safety. Food-handling practices that in the past would have resulted in mild warnings may now lead to wide-ranging and expensive recalls, even before anyone becomes ill from contaminated food.
Nobody has benefitted from lax food safety regulations more than the meat industry. So you can count on these new policies to hit meat producers hard. Link.
