‘A game of Jenga’

That’s how Brian Ronholm describes the current state of affairs in the federal food safety system, particularly the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA is responsible for inspecting about 80% of the food sold in the U.S., including meat alternatives and their ingredients, the director of food policy for Consumer Reports’ advocacy arm reminded attendees to the Bridge2Food North America Summit in Minneapolis last week.

The human food program at the…