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But some industry experts said it would be impractical to do so.

"The label would be as long as your arm," said Daniel Fabricant, vice president of scientific and regulatory affairs for the Natural Products Association in Washington, D.C.

According to Carl Nielsen, who directed the FDA's import inspection programs from 1999 to 2005, it is going to take more than changing labels or adding more inspectors to ensure the safety of food imports.

The entire system needs an overhaul, he said.

"It's not a matter of throwing more resources at the current system," Nielsen said.

"The system has to be fixed." » email this page technorati Post new comment Your name: E-mail: The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.

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