Is Our Food Safe From Terrorism

No single agency is in charge of keeping the nation's food safe from terrorism. And it turns out, even though the federal government has invested more than $3.4 billion on myriad food counterterrorism programs, they are bogged down in bureaucracy. The Associated Press conducted an analysis of the programs that were started after 9/11 to ensure the safety of the nation's food supply. A Senate subcommittee will hold a hearing today to examine a new report revealing federal setbacks in protecting cattle and crops in the past ten years. While top food defense authorities insist that initiatives have made the food supply safer, the system remains fragmented with no single agency accountable.