U.S. FDA proposes food companies verify safety of imports

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U.S. FDA proposes food companies verify safety of imports

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fda-issues-rules-targeting-improved-food-safety-imports-153039516.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/34ySlBFtM0ug_rGQh912GA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T204245Z_2_CBRE96P1F1900_RTROPTP_2_CHINA-PHARMACEUTICALS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A view shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) logo at its headquarters in Silver Spring" align="left" title="A view shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) logo at its headquarters in Silver Spring" border="0" /></a>By Carey Gillam (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed rules on Friday that would require food companies to verify that the products they import meet certain safety standards. The rules are the latest in a series proposed under the Food Safety Modernization Act, which was signed in 2011 and represents the most sweeping food safety reform in more than 70 years. More than 3,000 people in the United States die each year from food-borne illnesses, according to federal data. One in six are sickened and 100,000 hospitalized from illness tied to pathogens such as salmonella, E. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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