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Obama's pick for food safety chief surprises consumer advocates

Lyndsey Layton The Washington Post 01/27/2010
 
Obama's pick for food safety chief surprises consumer advocates

Soon after taking office, President Obama highlighted food safety as a domestic priority. A string of national outbreaks of food illnesses were a "troubling trend," the president said. He called the problems "critical" and said they presented a "risk to public health."