Disability Law

The New York Times reported, "Strengthening its efforts to keep a deadly strain of E. coli out of meat sold to consumers, the Department of Agriculture said Friday that it would begin regular testing of meat trimmings used to make ground beef. At the same time, the Food and Drug Administration said it was working to develop mandatory standards for growing, harvesting and processing fruits and vegetables, going well beyond the rules in place today." The announcements follow Thursday's passage of a House bill "to strengthen the F.D.A.'s oversight of food safety by giving it added powers and mandating more frequent inspections of food processing plants." Seattle lawyer Bill Marler "said the new testing represented an important change."

From the American Association for Justice news release.