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As with any outbreak, the Jensen Farms Listeria outbreak last summer and fall, which sickened 148 people in 28 states and killed 30 people, probably could have been prevented if Jensen Farms had maintained its facilities in accordance with existing FDA guidance.

Since 2004, FDA has relied increasingly on states to conduct inspections.

Center for Food Safety sees the move as an important step in preventing resistant organisms.

Illinois Institute of Technology's Institute for Food Safety and Health will coordinate the alliance.

Generating data that can’t be used for improvements is useless.

A year after passage of the Food Safety Modernization Act, food companies await regulatory proposals for preventive controls and other requirements of the new law.

Much more can be done if there is adequate funding

A recent court decision has instructed the FDA to make a decision by March 31, 2012.