Food Safety: Federal Oversight of Seafood Does Not Sufficiently Protect Consumers

United States. General Accounting Office.

United States. General Accounting Office.

关键词: Government accountability -- United States.;    business regulation and consumer protection;    agriculture and food;    food safety;    letter report;   

RP-ID  :  GAO-01-204
RP-ID  :  231086

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Since the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point system (HACCP) regulations for seafood, the food industry has made some progress in ensuring the safety of seafood. However, several important weaknesses compromise the overall effectiveness of the federal seafood safety system. If left uncorrected, they will continue to undermine the goal of HACCP systems--that is, controlling hazards in the production process before the product reaches the market. More importantly, U.S. consumers may remain at risk of contracting foodborne illness from contaminated domestic and imported seafood products."