Despite numerous illnesses among consumers, federal meat inspectors fail to test steaks and other mechanically tenderized beef products for a dangerous strain of E. coli, according to a newly released federal audit. That failure continues, according to the audit, “even though these products present some additional risk for E. coli contamination.” Food safety advocates were […]

Challenges for eradication of the disease are the high cost and security for vaccination workers.

The treaty still needs to be ratified by each country and likely faces a difficult fight in the United States.