WASHINGTON – Journalists and government watchdog groups say that crucial food safety information could be kept from the public under a farm bill the Senate is debating.
The Society of Professional Journalists, the American Civil Liberties Union and others say an attempt to ban the disclosure of information from a national animal tracking system could exempt some Agriculture Department documents from freedom of information laws.
“It’s essential that citizens be made aware of dangers in their own communities, including livestock that can cause serious illness and death,” said David Cuillier of the journalists’ organization.
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