USDA wanted for border inspections

Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California on March 14 introduced S. 887, which is a bill to " restore import and entry agricultural inspection functions to the Department of Agriculture." I would speculate this bill likely finds fairly widespread support among produce industry leaders, though I think its chances of passage are low. Here is a link to the bill, which features co-sponsor Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.

The industry never had as many good things to say about the USDA as they did when the inspection duties were transferred in March 2003 to the Department of Homeland Security. Since then, produce leaders like in California and Florida wonder if DHS inspectors are putting enough emphasis on keeping out invasive pests.