The Food Policy Institute releases a new report, The US Food Import System: Issues, Processes and Proposals
3/19/2008
As an aid to understanding the food import system, the Food Policy Institute at the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station has released a new report, The US Food Import System: Issues, Processes and Proposals. The report examines current policies and the procedures followed by the Food and Drug Administration and the United States Department of Agriculture in their management of food imports. It provides background history on the existing system, explains some current loopholes in the system and outlines several current proposals for both legislative and policy changes. [Downoad Press Release] [Downoad Report]