More food recalls; fewer inspectors amid more food recalls (The Pueblo Chieftain)
WASHINGTON - The federal agency that’s been front and center in warning the public about tainted spinach and contaminated peanut butter is conducting just half the food safety inspections it did three years ago. The cuts by the Food and Drug Administration come despite a barrage of high-profile food recalls. ‘‘We have a food safety crisis on the horizon,’’ said Michael Doyle, director of …