The AP (3/11, Alonso-Zaldivar) reports, “Frustrated that conventional lab methods can now take as long as nine days to identify the most common of food bugs, the FDA is searching for a rapid test for salmonella.” The recent outbreaks have “put the agency on the spot” and the delays in identifying the source of the outbreak made “consumers nervous about eating everyday foods. Food producers lost millions in forgone sales and recalled products.” As a result, “FDA officials are desperately seeking anything that would make their response more efficient.”
From the American Association for Justice news release.
