Smaller does not mean safer

摘要

The Tester Amendment, which was introduced to the Food Safety Modernization Act by Sen. Jon Tester of Montana and accepted in mid-November, undermines what promised to be a significant piece of legislation. The amendment exempts food-manufacturing companies that are defined as either a very-small business by the Food and Drug Administration or have annual sales of less than $500,000, and sell a majority of products directly to consumers or through foodservice or retail outlets within 275 miles of the manufacturing facility.