Executive Summary

The House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee asks food firms about microbiological and chemical contamination during food processing. In May 8 letters, the subcommittee asks firms including Procter & Gamble and the Campbell Soup Company to list and explain their recalls and food safety alerts and, if applicable, list the contaminants involved. The subcommittee also asks for microbiological testing information that returned positive results, whether firms notified FDA if there was a chemical or contaminant issue and if and when the firms denied FDA or another regulatory agency access to records or facilities that involved testing methods. The committee asks firms to respond with domestic production information within two business weeks of receiving the letter, and to provide international production information within four weeks...