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RCED-83-70 1 (1982-12-30)

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BY THE U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTIN &O FFICE


Report To The Honorable Lawton Chiles


United States Senate


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Changes Underway To Correct

Inadequacies Ih Florida's

Meat And Poultry Inspection Program


Federal legislation requires that all meat and
poultry products sold for human consumption be
inspected to ensure that they are safe, whole-
some, and accurately labeled. The Department of
Agriculture must inspect all products sold in
interstate and foreign commerce, but States are
permitted to inspect intrastate products provided
that the Department has certified that their
inspection laws and programs are at least equal
to those of the Federal Government. Florida is 1
of 27 States which currently operate equal to
inspection programs.

The Department's periodic evaluations indicate
that Florida's program has been below average
and has shown no definite trend of improvement.
Department officials acknowledge that Florida's
program has not been one of the better equal to
programs, but they believe that the program is
showing improvement. GAO noted that Florida
recently implemented several changes designed
to make its program more effective. Although it is
too early to predict whether these changes will
significantly improve Florida's program, GAO
viewsthe changes as steps in the right direction.


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