Food industry bitten by its lobbying success

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In this June 9 2008 file photo Mark Roh U.S. Food and Drug Administrations acting regional director holds a bag of tomatoes being tested for salmonella bacteria at FDAs southwest regional research lab in Irvine Calif. (AP PhotoKevork Djansezian)
In this June 9, 2008 file photo, Mark Roh, U.S. Food and Drug Administration's acting regional director, holds a bag of tomatoes being tested for salmonella bacteria at FDA's southwest regional research lab, in Irvine, Calif. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)

(AP) -- The food industry must drop any remaining opposition to electronic record-keeping and back an effective system for tracing contaminated food to its source, a lawmaker investigating food safety said Friday.


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