Senator Feinstein on Processed Food Safety Act

The Food Poison Journal reports that on December 1st Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) introduced legislation to require that food producers take responsibility for keeping food free from harmful pathogens. The bill aims to amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to prevent the sale of any food that is not certified to be pathogen free.

The Processed Food Safety Act requires everyone in the food chain to take responsibility for keeping food free of harmful pathogens. Here are the details of the bill:

• Amends the Poultry Products Inspection Act, the Meat Inspection Act and the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the sale of any processed poultry, meat and FDA-regulated food that has not either undergone a pathogen reduction treatment, or been certified to contain no verifiable traces of pathogens.
• Requires that labels on ground beef, or any other ground meat product, specifically name every cut of meat that is contained in the product, and;
• Does away with loopholes in current laws that allow for producers to add coloring, synthetic flavorings and spices to their products without informing the consumer.

Senator Feinstein maintains that serious reform is needed and lists the number of recalls just in the past month. To read the full article visit:

http://www.foodpoisonjournal.com/2009/12/articles/food-policy-regulation/senator-feinstein-on-processed-food-safety-act/