Toxic Food, Can the FDA Keep U.S. Consumers Safe

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Oct. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Almost 3,000 people in the U.S. died in 2011 from food-borne illness, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The U.S. food industry has put in place standards to ensure deadly pathogens don't make it into the market. But what is the Food and Drug Administration doing to regulate food producers, domestic and overseas? This article is featured in the November issue of Bloomberg Markets magazine. (Source: Bloomberg)