WASHINGTON - The head of Kellogg Co, whose company lost nearly $70 million in products from a recent peanut recall, will tell lawmakers on Thursday the U.S. food safety system must be overhauled with a focus on prevention.
David Mackay, chief executive of Kellogg, said in prepared remarks for a congressional hearing the country needs an authority within the Department of Health and Human Services devoted solely to food safety.
Currently, HHS's Food and Drug Administration oversees food safety but critics say drug issues get most of its attention.
He also backed annual inspections by FDA of facilities producing high-risk products and the requirement that every food company develop a food safety plan. Some plants can go several years without being inspected.
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