Do You Know if Your Food is Safe?
When you are at the local grocery store, do you ever stop and think where the foods you eat come from? Most of us take food safety for granted, we feel comfortable that our stores provide us the best food at the best price, and protect us from any possible contaminated food.
SARASOTA, FL (PRWEB) December 31, 2003 -- When you are at the local grocery
store, do you ever stop and think where the foods you eat come from? Most of us
take food safety for granted, we feel comfortable that our stores provide us the
best food at the best price, and protect us from any possible contaminated food.
Yet the threats and food recalls are out there --- E. Coli, Salmonella,
Cyclospora, and just last week, Mad Cow disease. The United States Government
feels there is a missing link in our food protection system, and created The
Country Of Origin Labeling program to fill the void. The program was enacted
within the 2002 Farm bill.
The Country Of Origin Labeling program, or
C.O.O.L., was created to track an item of food from the rancher or grower, to
the processing plant, to the packinghouse, to the retail outlet, and the
transportation between each stop. This tracking system creates a new and
advanced level of safety for the American consumer, it’s called site-specific
recordkeepingä.
“We recognized early on that the country’s food system
was vulnerable to disease and developed ScoringSystem to increase the system’s
overall food safety.” Said William Kanitz, President of ScoringSystem, Inc.
ScoringSystem’s innovative database technology reduces the workload for
the grower or rancher to comply with new USDA regulations. The low-cost of
ScoringSystem’s technology means that no new costs should be added to the cost
of food production in this country, a cost that would mean higher prices for the
consumer.
The next time you visit your favorite restaurant or grocery
store, think about where all that food comes from, and you will understand the
need for C.O.O.L. and ScoringSystem…for the safety and comfort of you and your
family.
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2003/12/prweb96285.htm