Gov't mishandled Sara Lee hot dog poisoning outbreak

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The US Dept of Agriculture (USDA) has been accused of mishandling the listeria outbreak from 1998 to 1999 which was caused by hot dogs being produced by Sara Lee Inc. According to the Washington Post Magazine, the food poisoning episode could have been halted if the USDA and the Centers for Disease Control had recommended a recall of the products. The listeria outbreak, which killed 20 people, is claimed to be the worst food poisoning event in US history since 1985.

Government regulation (cont), Meat Processed from Carcasses, Frankfurters & Wieners

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SEC set to tighten disclosure rules

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will soon announce significant rules on disclosure, said Commissioner Laura Unger. The new rules will attempt to take into consideration the latest trends in trading such as the Internet and online brokerages, said Unger. The SEC will also consider whether all-analysts meetings that exclude the press give an unfair advantage to institutional investors over individual investors.

Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors, Investor Protection & Disclosure, Disclosure (Securities law), Investor relations

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