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...American poultry-processing system looks even worse when compared with safeguards in other countries, especially in Europe, where governments impose much tougher inspections. The U.S. process is "actually quite insane," says Martin Weirup, who has overseen Sweden's successful salmonella-eradication program. "We have an entirely different process that begins with separating birds at the start of the process so the diseased ones, if there are any, are slaughtered last." European food safety begins on the farm, where sanitation is rigorously practiced. Says Willem Edel, a Dutch expert on salmonella: "You ((Americans)) don't really do anything there...
...there are some hopeful signs. To Espy's credit, he reversed his earlier course and implemented the "safe handling" labels on poultry that the industry had fought for many years. Moreover, he appointed a new chief of the USDA's inspection service, Michael Taylor, a respected veteran of the tougher Food and Drug Administration. Taylor has already declared that a deadly E. coli pathogen found in beef is a product of the processing system rather than a naturally occurring bacterium. This new status means that producers can be held liable for food poisoning...
...timing reasons only, then, the delay on GATT was perhaps the most wounding of Clinton's legislative defeats. Nonetheless, it did expose a weakness in Clinton's trade crusade. Effective as he is at negotiating tougher agreements, the President has had trouble holding together the legislative coalitions he needs to get them approved. Republicans have generally supported his effort because free trade has long been a G.O.P. first principle. But as the 103rd Congress ended last week with what White House chief of staff Leon Panetta called a "cry of anguish," most Republicans were willing to abandon years of doctrine...
...control of most of the play," Wheaton said. "But the longer [Penn] was in the game the tougher it was getting...
Biamby is considered tougher than Cedras, but also an America hater, so he could decide either to leave or stay and fight. Francois was originally reported to be in hiding but in fact is working at his office in police headquarters. He held at least two meetings last week with U.S. officers to discuss "liaison" arrangements. Haitian officials say Francois offered weeks ago to do whatever would help the situation -- resign, leave the country, be exiled or even be shot...