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Food Inspection Agencies Under Fire
By 'Yrrncv ,. Rnss
Conrjrr.er advocate Ralph Nader accuse the Food and
Nader charred the agen cies with dereliction ;r. r*sk ins full and tsmeJ? dirrlosures of possible he -"to haz
`Hyde by `he ? denies
as imrortant r- ii-r-easml
resorrees and r arn-rwer in
my mferm m
recall
pnc'-'-ircs. n*v. c.-cT- he
ards. Sven ine-dent-* of r.on- acrecri with rravy of *hn the U.S. Drrrr*;:?c"!t of A-- d;clf'srr..-. V iesiinor." r'-.-r-cs orooo;?r-! by IV Fd-
riculturc yesterday cf "iull- said, "when *>cy 're c't;- r.-ard' !,-?' r.i-'r' rd vm
in? the public dcccp'v.e'y" in order to take the pres sure off then.
rn testimony be'ore Ihe
rp.*`,?'y hreucht fo t^ht. far.-) eroding ptrv e confi dence 'rr food irspccli-n
Nader d'sr?e`rd previous
ported this wck !-v b : ti"e-
eery r-ienvf?ct! " --? of Apicr'ra. the Vati-^-at As*<v tim.'en of r`o/)d Ohrin? amt the Va'.ion'l Cann ? Aso-
K''-vse Cennerce Subcem- testimony by FDA Cvrpuv C!.* ::or.
rren Pahhc n^bb and s?cr.er
rdv.-md*
[n vJd;`;c-n be oNo fr-.1'?
who had defender :- ,-icc-. in favor f? an 5rd :pc.rde;-t
:>? fertd inspection aseucies seemed vcdrlen to the "ail is veil" and "the p;ibl:c is ade quately protected principles
c' public relation?" The svVotnmiitc-n rhr'red hy
cys policy of not the public with sc* re items
? The Vc-.v Vr.-rk rmes because p a b It c reaction ;? always an evyr-
fond :i:?ncrlion r-e:ney de voted to the preti r'icn of the ecnsnner `Mh.i: is not confryntcd. at cv y kurn wi*h aroniru: * c^r lUct: of CCO--JV.-Cilin? the
I'.,:?. l-'vUl G. T?o;t." 'iVFir.l is invcstistaiinc food recall p-orodures in file vrke of
rcrctio-*. He punic-J The New Vers Titers ns .?ay;->-
the public 1-nd taken the
"ir.-TcuV#s tnicu.-n 'f ?r.rd-
ern chetr stry o cr >- .'ovd easy to chc-.v. i .Viable aucl
the recent botu'i-rn scare
_ visually pre:cid.ahh-," Nader
caused by contaminated Bor.
_ called !'.* pre-'vsti-s tn tic -
Vivar.t ard Campbell soap aril 'he discovery ef etc? en-ta'.r.irr excc>v:vc ef oVvchlorinatcd hich-rTs trcBs).
CSe ct UT'-ifivio' IS-
;
V.-'^'cr sndecr'en * PO?si-
l-> v.-.-rn^-u h-:-i rn -:t to , a'ert pcvjIo n-! 'o rr`, :;'crn \ it thev ijccnme sw -/Ter. and i
Jvncc 1325 more Ihm
A did rot
people have died fre-.m botul mova .-it; t.:C tn'ntcd era5
backed puttine b- mrnoiac- ;
turer's name on the can-
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ism in Horn'- canned foods, ^ until th` T f\'vtciv-e was re-
reverts the .Vatic-*-?.] Canrer ve^'cd in :*. pre ?. Nader
Aj'C-.inl.o- In :'* ; me pe e'n:
i.?:e " '
enkr v.r\
ri cd there h.-n* '-con on'y ir-`* .tv; cu:. v'T h-c mvi
five dvsfh* f.-rn 'p--mer- ' Irra-fer n c``Vo?
ci?'!y carv-d food and : on ctvman hcr-hh si raM
S'f\it th* siy-' number , been sufficient ryc'.i-- : .`or
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