(The Packer)
Consolidating food safety oversight into one agency could save the federal
government money and improve performance, the U.S. Government Accountability
Office reports.
The report, called “Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs,
Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue,” concludes the current oversight
of food safety is inconsistent, inefficient and ineffective. Although reducing
fragmentation in federal food safety oversight may not result in significant
cost savings, new costs may be avoided by preventing further fragmentation, the
report said. Read more here.
