USDA To Revamp School Meat Safety Program

USA Today (5/15, Weise) reported that this fall, "the ground beef used in school lunches will be as safe as ground beef sold to the nation's fast food chains." Last week, the US Agriculture Department announced "that it will require all ground beef purchased for the National School Lunch Program to adhere to new safety standards after July 1." According to USA Today, "The rules call for more stringent microbiological testing and say beef should be sampled every 15 minutes on production lines."