Reuters is reporting this evening
www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSN0847466620070508
that Rep. Rosa DeLauro, who chairs the Appropriations subcommittee that oversees the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration,  said on Tuesday that one independent agency with broad power would do a better job of protecting U.S. food safety than the current piecemeal system, and that the food safety system was "fragmented" and needed reform, citing the ongoing investigation of melamine in pet food and livestock feed, adding, "I believe it’s time we now move to create a single food agency."

Are single food inspection agencies really the answer? The Canadian Food Inspection Agency certainly has its problems (Sorry, bureaucrats aren’t really that into you, http://foodsafety.ksu.edu/en/article-details.php?a=3&c=32&sc=419&id=963)
and competition amongst agencies has its merits. But maybe a single agnecy can marshall resources and help foster a culture that respects microbial food safety.

Maybe Bureaucrat Man will become the food safety seal of approval
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