Where there is disease, it tends to spread much faster. Therefore, it creates additional risk that we might not have had 30, 40, 50 years ago.
While there is no single silver bullet to cure all food safety problems, irradiation has been shown to be both safe and effective, ... USDA is committed to approving new technologies that offer industry additional tools to help produce even safer food.
I have received an official request from the government of the Russian Federation for additional food assistance, ... The United States is now in the process of reviewing this request.