California public radio station KQED explored food inspection and safety at all levels of the process, from producer to consumer, in a package rich with audio and multimedia.
Specific topics addressed in the package include:
- Federal plans to reform the food safety system
- The safety of leafy greens, and the impact of possible federal regulations upon that sector of the agriculture industry
- A snapshot of the work of a health inspector in the California Bay Area
- A primer on consumer health safety and a separate segment addressing the rarely discussed dangers of growing your own food
- Food-safety issues related to both recreational and commercial fishing
AHCJ resources
Tip Sheets
- Lifting the shroud: Using multiple-cause-of-death data
- Melamine: A primer on the contamination of food
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