date:Jun 01, 2012
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We cannot ignore the evidence that these pathogens are a threat in our nation's food supply, Vilsack added.
Food safety advocates have been urging the Obama administration to expand testing; however, the meat industry criticised the proposal stating that it would lead to higher costs.
The new regulation will require meat industry to conduct new tests on beef trimmings - which are used to make ground beef, and later the testing would be extended to ground beef and other cuts.
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