Unites States-Concerns over food safety controls.

UNITED STATES-CONCERNS OVER FOOD SAFETY.

-A bipartisan group of powerful U.S. senators Tuesday

introduced a bill that would greatly expand the government’s powers to police

the nation’s food supply. The proposed legislation, which comes in the wake of

a batch of food-borne outbreaks, would expand the Food and Drug

Administration’s access to company records during a food emergency and give the

agency mandatory-recall powers. The bill would also require a boost in FDA

inspections of food facilities, and require importers to verify the safety of

their products.