In an effort to improve safety, FDA head Andrew von Eschenbach wants to put FDA inspectors in countries that import food and drugs to the US, but his plan is a long way from reality.

PERRY, Kan. -- Food safety inspectors are checking hundreds of boxes of Girl Scout Cookies that were in an 18-wheeler that overturned on a Kansas highway. The driver was injured.

Food safety inspectors are checking hundreds of boxes of Girl Scout Cookies that were in an 18-wheeler that overturned on a Kansas highway.

Russian food safety experts could inspect Polish companies exporting meat products to Russia as early as November, a spokesman for Russia's food safety watchdog said Thursday.

OTTAWA -- Canada lags behind the rest of the world in its systems for ensuring food and products are safe and the federal government plans to bring in sweeping new measures, from substantial fines to more safety inspectors to bring the country up to speed, Health Minister Tony Clement said Wednesday.

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