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part of USDA's proposed change in disclosure rules that
would require retailers to be named in case of a food recall
is getting a second look. The agency is considering whether
to apply it only to Class I recalls, rather than to all
recalls as initially proposed, an agency spokesman told
Meatingplace.com .
New disclosure rules have been debated for two years but
remain in draft form. The proposed revision would provide
consumers with more information about which retailers received
products involved in a recall, but not as much additional
information as was initially proposed — or that consumer
groups and some legislators would like.
Agriculture Secretary Edward Schafer has been quoted in
published reports as saying that having retailer notification
in the case of a Class I recall "is important." If this
change is made, then retailers would not be disclosed in
Class II or III recalls. The record-setting Hallmark/Westland
beef recall was a Class II recall.
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