date:May 07, 2012
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is set to implement new regulations to accelerate the process of tracking E.coli in meat, a move which would quickly identify the source of contamination and improve food safety.
Under the new policy, USDA inspectors would begin tracing the source of the contaminated meat, as soon as initial testing shows a potential problem.
As soon as a batch of meat tests presumptively positive for E.coli O157:H7 - the common strain of E. coli, the agency will begin