Business Assurance Thought and Link of the Day, March 31st, 2009: Food Safety
31st March 2009 by Alex Briggs
Todays thought and link of the day both refer to a new report, Keeping America’s Food Safe.
The report, produced by Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), examines problems with the fragmented and antiquated current system and proposes ways to improve the food safety functions at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to better protect the nation’s food supply.
Among the many startling facts in the report is our gem for today,
Only one percent of imported foods are currently inspected, even though approximately 60 percent of fresh fruits and vegetables and 75 percent of seafood Americans consume is imported.