Lawmakers Worry Smithfield Sale May Affect US Food Safety

Bloomberg News (6/6, Singh) reports US Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) is concerned about how “Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd.’s deal to buy Smithfield Foods” will affect food safety in the US.

“‘American consumers have long been able to trust the food they buy in the supermarket,’ Stabenow,” who chairs the Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, “said in a statement. ... ‘I am concerned about Shuanghui International’s possible purchase of Smithfield Foods and the implications it could have on food safety for American consumers,’” she added.