Food Inspections: FDA (Food and Drug Administration) Should Rely More on State Agencies

摘要

The document contains a report on the nationwide sanitation conditions of food manufacturing establishments. The Food and Drug Administraiton (FDA) inspect establishments with little or no involvement in interstate commerce and it is concluded that such establishments may be more appropriately subject to routine inspection by state or local governments. State inspection agencies play a significant role in regulating the sanitation conditions of food manufacturers. In view of this role, greater reliance could be placed on state agencies for inspecting many of the establishments in its current inventory.