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Congressmen Want to Strengthen Food Inspections
Two Illinois congressmen are trying to stiffen the law on food inspections.

U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Wheaton) is re-introducing a bill that would require food producers to have their products tested, and to report all test results, even when they fail. Roskam introduced a similar measure last year, but it didn't move. He's reintroducing it now following the salmonella-tainted peanut butter that sickened 575 people and may have killed eight.

Current law requires food to pass inspection, but if it fails, the failure does not have to be reported. Roskam says without a law, labs won’t report failures to the government because it would harm their clients, leaving producers free to shop around until they get a passing grade.

U.S. Rep. Mark S. Kirk (R-Highland Park) is also on board with a measure that would require certification of testing labs for imported food.

(Illinois Radio Network)
02 23 09 by Newsroom
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