Listening skill
Today I
listen VOA Learning English, they bring you news about agriculture, in Special
English. Each year, bad food sickens about one in six Americans. But, proposed
new rules raise hopes to improve food safety. Officials say the changes could
prevent more than 1 million cases of food-related illnesses each year. The new
rules were proposed recently, exactly two years after President Obama signed
the Food Safety Modernization Act. The rules are the first step in putting that
law into effect. They represent the biggest changes in food safety since the
1930. The new law makes the Food and Drug Administration responsible for
preventing food borne illnesses. Experts say this is a change in the way that
the FDA has dealt with disease outbreaks in the past. Congress passed the law
after a series of outbreaks that were linked to spinach, peanut butter and
other foods.
The
agency is proposing to require food manufacturers to show that they have
identified where contamination is most likely to happen. Manufacturers would
also have to show that they have taken steps to prevent problems. The proposed
rules also deal with safety in growing and harvesting fruits and vegetables.
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that establishing all of the
provisions of the law will cost the government $1.4 billion. The Grocery
Manufacturers of America, an industry group, has not released an estimate of
what it will cost producers. But FDA Deputy Commissioner Michael Taylor says
the new rules are worth the cost. He says there should be reductions in illness
and disruptions in the food supply, and increases in buyer confidence. He says,
when these issues are considered, the benefits outweigh the costs of the new
law.
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