Food recall epidemic

April 23, 2009
Metro By: Heidi Patalano
http://metro.philly.us

Summary: One month after salmonella was found in peanut butter, the hazardous bacterium was found in pistachios. Mark Mansour, a partner in the food and drug practice group at Bryan Cave LLP, said “the recent rash of outbreaks is a result of a system that has become overwhelmed”. Because the global food economy and more foods are going through the system, and this imposes a greater liability on the number of countries foods are imported from. The FDA and Congress are looking at measures that will tighten inspection regulations, increase the number of inspectors and visit foreign plants to inspect.

Analysis: This article is newsworthy because its informing a lot of people who eat pistachios and may not have known about the bacteria found in them. The article was well written but could have included information from people and also more information about it. This story informed a lot of readers and pistachio lovers.

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