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JBS Swift Beef Co. recalled 380,000 pounds of the meat earlier this week.

The nation's complex food supply chain would become more transparent, inspections of food facilities would become more frequent and manufacturers would be required to take steps aimed at preventing food-borne illnesses under legislation proposed yesterday by key House leaders who have pledged to modernize the food safety system.

The Food and Drug Administration may be the only federal agency that both political parties agree is in desperate need of an overhaul.

For those concerned about food safety, one of the most encouraging events in years was the recent blanket warning from the Food and Drug Administration about salmonella in pistachios. The agency advised consumers to store or throw out pistachios while investigators figured out which health bars, granola products or nuts were tainted.

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report shows efforts to reduce food-borne illnesses in the U.S. have stalled with some illnesses on the upswing. One CDC official says a greater effort is needed at all stages of movement of food in the food chain from farm to table. The CDC says the trend is fueled by several factors including the intricacy of the food chain, the changing nature of the contaminating bacteria and the rise in imported food.