Do You Know if Your Food is Safe?

When you are at the local grocery store, do you ever stop and think where the foods you eat come from? Most of us take food safety for granted, we feel comfortable that our stores provide us the best food at the best price, and protect us from any possible contaminated food.

SARASOTA, FL December 31, 2003 -- When you are at the local grocery store, do you ever stop and think where the foods you eat come from? Most of us take food safety for granted, we feel comfortable that our stores provide us the best food at the best price, and protect us from any possible contaminated food. Yet the threats and food recalls are out there --- E. Coli, Salmonella, Cyclospora, and just last week, Mad Cow disease. The United States Government feels there is a missing link in our food protection system, and created The Country Of Origin Labeling program to fill the void. The program was enacted within the 2002 Farm bill.

The Country Of Origin Labeling program, or C.O.O.L., was created to track an item of food from the rancher or grower, to the processing plant, to the packinghouse, to the retail outlet, and the transportation between each stop. This tracking system creates a new and advanced level of safety for the American consumer, its called site-specific recordkeeping

We recognized early on that the countrys food system was vulnerable to disease and developed ScoringSystem to increase the systems overall food safety. Said William Kanitz, President of ScoringSystem, Inc.

ScoringSystems innovative database technology reduces the workload for the grower or rancher to comply with new USDA regulations. The low-cost of ScoringSystems technology means that no new costs should be added to the cost of food production in this country, a cost that would mean higher prices for the consumer.

The next time you visit your favorite restaurant or grocery store, think about where all that food comes from, and you will understand the need for C.O.O.L. and ScoringSystemfor the safety and comfort of you and your family.

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