How to prevent food pollution in the United States

Introduction: Tan Xinmu, a reporter from Xinhua news agency in Washington, picked five customers from the meat department in two large supermarkets in the western suburbs of Washington The reporter asked the same question: "are you worried about the safety of the food you buy? "The answer is the same:" don't worry! "Have you ever met water filled meat? "I haven't heard of it! "These consumer confidence is justified because the United States is one of the best countries in the world for food safety This is mainly due to the long-term establishment of a strict regulatory system and the importance of business reputation Evi Government: strict supervision of food production and marketing evi in the United States, there are many laws and regulations related to food safety, including the federal food, drug and cosmetics law, the food quality protection law and the public health service law, as well as the very specific federal meat law, the poultry product inspection law and the egg product inspection law These laws and regulations cover all foods, and set very specific standards and regulatory procedures for food safety Evi federal government departments in charge of food safety, together with the corresponding departments of local governments, constitute a comprehensive and effective safety assurance system, and implement strict supervision in all aspects of food production and sales At present, there are two departments in charge of food inspection in the United States, one is the food safety and inspection agency under the Ministry of agriculture, which is responsible for the safety inspection of meat, poultry and eggs; the other is the food and Drug Administration of the United States, which is responsible for the inspection of all foods except meat, poultry and eggs There are other government agencies with missions to ensure food safety, including food safety research, education, prevention, monitoring, standard setting and emergency response For example, the center for Disease Control and prevention is responsible for the investigation and prevention of all foodborne diseases In addition to general administrative staff, evi also includes a large number of highly specialized experts, such as chemists, microbiologists, toxicologists, food technologists, pathologists, molecular biologists, pharmacologists, nutritionists, epidemiologists, mathematicians and hygienists Their work includes inspection of food companies, collection and analysis of samples, monitoring of imported products, inspection of pre-sales behavior, consumer research and consumer education If food does not meet safety standards, it is not allowed to be marketed Consumers can call at any time to report any problems they find Evi producers: bear the total loss of the products in question Of course, there are some problems in food safety in the United States, mainly food borne diseases According to statistics released by the U.S government, about 80 million people suffer from food poisoning every year, 5000 of whom die In addition to food adulteration, it also includes a variety of pollution sources, from pre harvest to processing, packaging, transportation and cooking Evi at the end of 1998, there was a serious food adulteration incident in the United States A company sold infected hot dogs, resulting in 9 deaths and 3 abortions As a result, the company that produced the hot dog shut down some of its businesses and recovered its cooked meat and hot dog for $50 million to $70 million Evi recently, the U.S Food and Drug Administration announced that biscuits produced by a biscuit factory in Florida are in danger of suffocation and should be taken back urgently The packaging, shape and recycling methods of the biscuits are described in detail in the notice of the authority No matter for adulteration or technical reasons, the producer of the defective product shall bear all the losses After the terrorist attacks of evi "9.11", the food safety of the United States is facing a new challenge, that is, terrorists may use biological weapons to take terrorist actions against the food supply system of the United States It is understood that there has been a terrorist attack on food in the United States in history In 1984, when a religious group in Oregon was active, the salad buffet for them to eat was fed with Salmonella, causing 751 people to get sick To this end, food inspection agencies in the United States cooperate with each other to strengthen prevention and supervision, and vigorously strengthen the rapid response mechanism after the outbreak of food borne diseases Some U.S lawmakers have called for the existing decentralized food inspection agencies to be consolidated into one department for unified management or a new single food safety inspection agency in view of the lessons of the September 11 incident, which is still under debate Evi is engaged in food production, processing and sales in the United States There is no unlicensed enterprise or family workshop type enterprise, so adulteration is rare Basically, supermarkets and stores sell food In summer, although there will be some open-air food markets, they are all fruits and vegetables There is no meat, which reduces the possibility of food deterioration or pollution EVi