date:Sep 18, 2012
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has won $600,000 in grants from the US Food and Drug Administration to enhance the states food safety capabilities.
The three-year grant will go towards funding initiatives that will improve the ability to trace contaminated foods to retailers and distributors. The MDA said the investment would help bolster its efforts to ensure recalled products are quickly and fully withdrawn from the marketplace.
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