Food Safety Problems Slip By Private Auditors - The Tech

Source: tech.mit.edu Posted By: Handson 5522 days ago

When food industry giants like Kellogg want to ensure that American consumers are being protected from contaminated products, they rely on private inspectors like Eugene A. Hatfield. So last spring Hatfield headed to the Peanut Corp. of America plant in southwest Georgia to make sure its chopped nuts, paste and peanut butter were safe to use in foods like granola bars and ice cream.

The peanut company, though, knew in advance that Hatfield was coming. He had less than a day to check the entire....

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