date:May 29, 2015
s place a greater emphasis on grants or contract funding as being essential to overcome a lack of resources at the state level.
The 1993 E. coli outbreak served as the 9/11 for the food industry as it woke up consumers and policymakers to the problems with foodborne pathogens. The problems have spread far from being solely associated with meat. Today, spinach, peanuts, and even ice cream have captured the news for sickening and killing consumers. Even CDC stated recently that some of these food