FDA suggests steps to protect U.S. food supply

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To protect the food supply, farms, restaurants and supermarkets
should consider criminal background checks on employees, take care
to safeguard water supplies and keep a closer eye on the salad bar,
the U.S. government says.

To protect the food supply, farms, restaurants and supermarkets should consider criminal background checks on employees, take care to safeguard water supplies and keep a closer eye on the salad bar, the U.S. government says.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) also suggests in its new guidelines that the food industry watch for employees who stay at work after their shifts end and restrict access to computer control systems, laboratories and sensitive areas of processing plants.

The guidelines were put together in response to the September 11 terrorist attacks, with advice from the food industry. Companies are not required to follow them.

FDA is issuing similar guidelines for importers that include detailed suggestions for transporting and storing food. Companies are advised to use locked and sealed containers for transporting food.

Both versions of the guidelines are being published today in the Federal Register.

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