"Debbie Frederick hopes that her father's death in September in one of the most lethal outbreaks of food-borne illness in U.S. history will force the government to increase the safety of the country's food supply."
"It took more than a decade, a series of deadly outbreaks tied to food like peanuts, spinach and ground beef, as well as a coalition of strange bedfellows -- victims, public health advocates and food industry representatives -- to push through the first major revamp of food safety laws since the 1930s.
But advocates and other experts say the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) signed by U.S. President Barack Obama in January still has shortcomings and worry it will be watered down through a lack of funding."
Lisa Baertlein reports for Reuters October 31, 2011.
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