A key first victory for legislation aimed at food safety in Georgia crossed a hurdle Wednesday. The state Senate Agriculture Committee voted unanimously for the plan to require food makers to alert state inspectors within 24 hours if initial testing from a plant shows its products are contaminated. The bill also calls for testing by companies at least once-a-year—that would supplement surprise state and federal inspections. All of this is in response to the salmonella outbreak linked to the Blakely peanut plant. The full state Senate will now look at the measure.
