A food microbiologist with the University of Manitoba suggests approaches designed to prevent rather than react to problems within the food supply offer the greatest potential as a food safety mechanism.
Earlier this month a World Trade Organization panel investigating complaints over U.S. Country of Origin Labelling ruled the law discriminates against imported livestock and is inconsistent with American trade obligations.
Dr. Rick Holley, a food microbiology professor with the University of Manitoba, acknowledges any effort to improve traceability would be of value when a food recall is necessary but where products from different countries are commingled, such as in the manufacture of sausage or ground beef, and that identity is lost Country of Origin Labelling has fallen short.
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