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Few Foreign Food Inspections
Here's a pair of statistics for you: Imported food accounts for 13 percent of the national diet, but only 1.3 percent of incoming food shipments are ever inspected by U.S. authorities. With limited resources, the Food and Drug Administration focuses on foods that pose a high risk of contamination, such as fish, shellfish, fruit and vegetables, AP reports. But that leaves out products like contaminated Chinese wheat gluten that recently poisoned dogs and cats around the country.
Tom Shoop is vice president and editor in chief at Government Executive Media Group, where he oversees both print and online editorial operations. He started as associate editor of Government Executive magazine in 1989; launched the company’s flagship website, GovExec.com, in 1996; and was named editor in chief in 2007.
