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Everybody's in favor of food safety but not everyone agrees about how to get there from here. Consumer groups want tougher regulation and more frequent inspection of food processing plants and farms. While almost no one opposes this, many public health scientists think irradiation could go a long way towards killing many of the pathogens that sicken thousands of Americans each year.

There's not likely to be agreement anytime soon. A big part of the problem is the highly industrialized nature of food production. Never before has food been grown in such vast quantities and shipped over such great distances before it reaches our table. Writing from India, globe-trotting correspondent Tom Glaister examines the issue in Industrial "Food" a Growing Menace.

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• Senators Press White House For More FDA Funding
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• USDA Delayed Recall Of Tainted Beef
• Food Industry Wants More Regulation
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• New England Consumers Warned Of Tainted Beef
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• FDA Takes Action Against Iowa Dairy
• Peter Pan Returning To Store Shelves
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• Botulism Recall Extended to More Canned Foods
• China Pledges Improvements In Food Safety
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• Congress Raps FDA In Food Safety Hearing
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• China Sentences Its Former FDA Head to Death
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• California Urged to Monitor Farms for Food Safety
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• E. coli Outbreak in Bagged Spinach
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• House Votes to Outlaw State Food Safety Laws
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• Salmonella Outbreaks Linked to Produce on the Rise
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• Illinois Embargoes Lead-Tained Candy

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