Recently, the topics of e. coli or salmonella in the food supply, both human grade food people feed their ferrets and a few pet foods which got salmonella from sprayed on flavor enhancers added when packaged, have come up on the FML. So, tonight I noticed a surprise: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100812/ap_on_bi_ge/us_senate_food_safety This AP article begins: >WASHINGTON -- A bipartisan group of senators said Thursday they have >reached agreement on legislation designed to enhance the safety of the >nation's food supply, setting the stage for the full Senateto take up >the measure later this year. The bill would give the Food and Drug >Administration the power to order a food recall rather than merely >request one. The agency would also increase the frequency of >inspections at processing plants and other facilities. The food >industry itself would help pay for the increased inspections through >additional fees... Sukie (not a vet) Recommended ferret health links: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/ http://ferrethealth.org/archive/ http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html http://www.miamiferret.org/ http://www.ferrethealth.msu.edu/ http://www.ferretcongress.org/ http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html all ferret topics: http://listserv.ferretmailinglist.org/archives/ferret-search.html "All hail the procrastinators for they shall rule the world tomorrow." (2010, Steve Crandall) [Posted in FML 6788]
