WASHINGTON (AP) - The General Accountability Office says federal
authorities failed to tell schools about recalls of potentially
tainted peanut products and canned vegetables - and cafeterias may
have unknowingly served them to children.
A GAO investigation found that the Agriculture Department didn't
always make sure states and schools were notified promptly about
suspect food distributed through the federal school lunch and
breakfast programs.
GAO says it took several days to a week for states to figure out
which products were recalled, and that schools may have served the
suspect food to kids during that time.
Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois says it shows the need
for comprehensive food safety reforms.
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