Even the People Inside the System Agree: It’s a Real Headache

This is a rough representation of how food oversight should work, but with so many different agencies involved, the process can seem pretty convoluted.

A nutrition researcher considers canned peas. (Photo: Consumer Reports/Wikimedia Commons)

Editor’s Note: This piece originally appeared in our September/October 2016 print issue as a sidebar to “Spoiler Alert.”

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