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Show The Salt Lake Tribune NATION A23 Sunday, May7, 2000 Clinton Calls for Tougher Cold-Cuts Standards THE ASSOCIATED PRESS after Clintonleavesoffice in Janu- ‘WASHINGTON — The governmentwill require companies that churn outhot dogs and coldcutsto ary. andCongressmayblock them. Chiding lawmakers for not going alongso far with the egg safety plan, Clinton said, “We should be test their plantfor the deadlyliste- USDAofficials say they do not plan to require systematic testing of meat products themselves, a measure consumer advocates contend would provide anextra check doing more,not less, to ensure the safety ofour food.” on plant processes. Department announced Saturday.The goalisto reduce listeria-caused illnesses by ohe-half overfive years. * While poisoning fewer people Underthe listeria rules the Agriculture Department expects to proposeinfourmonths, processors of samplesforlisteria. In 1998,2.5 percentof 3,547 samples checked nationwide tested bacterium, President Clinton than pathogens suchas salmonel- will have to test for Listeriamono- positive for the bacterium. la, Listeria monocytogenes is estimated to kill 500 Americansa year id sicken 2,000 more. A third of he cases involve pregnant women cytogenes andrelated bacteria on equipment,floors and other areas “While our administration has already taken a numberof important steps to reduce the threat of and their babieg, experts say. : Theplan is one ofa series offood fety initiatives the administra- mn has promoted recently, from to genetically altered foods, as jlinton seeks to burnishhis legacy as consumer protector. The pro- pbsals may nottake effect until aroundtheir plants. The tests are designed to warn of sanitation problems that could lead to meat contamination. Many companiesalready test on their own. They do not have to — dust in time for Mother’s Day = May 11th-13th, 2000 inspectors now test small numbers listeria,it's clear we must do more to protect Americans,” Clinton said in Saturday’s weekly radio address. In addition to the testing re- share the results with the govern- quirement, ment and have no government guidelines for what must be done whenlisteria bacteria are found. will consider requiring new labeling for packaged meats to warn the administration ‘Once in One-Hundred' Twenty-Five Years consumersaboutlisteria. Superman Look-Alikes Hard to Find — in Metropolis? ‘THE ASSOCIATED PRESS : | METROPOLIS, Ill. — Wanted: tall, handsome, muscular man willing to wear tights in public. Ability to leaptall buildingsa plus, but not required. 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