Bush Gives New Food Safety Committee Two Months to Develop Plan

WASHINGTON — President Bush has given a new Cabinet-level committee a very short timeline — just 60 days — to develop plans to guarantee the safety of food and products imported into the USA.

The Interagency Working Group on Import Safety was established and met for the first time Wednesday.

"The American people expect their government to work tirelessly to make sure consumer products are safe," Bush said after the first meeting.

In the past two months, U.S. regulators have announced recalls of Chinese-made children's jewelry, building sets and plastic castles as well as Chinese tires and toothpaste, all for safety problems.

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