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Chicago-Based Packaged Food Firm Sara Lee Hires Top Federal Regulator.

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| April 29, 1999 | Fix, Janet L. | COPYRIGHT 1999 Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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Apr. 30 -- WASHINGTON -- Four months after undertaking the largest-ever meat recall by one of its Michigan plants, Sara Lee Corp. has hired a top federal regulator to lead its effort to ensure that its hot dogs, deli meats and other packaged foods are safe.

Critics called this week's hiring of Ann Marie McNamara, a top scientist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture who continues to investigate the company's Dec. 22 recall, a conflict of interest and proof of the so-called revolving-door relationship between the USDA and the companies it regulates.

Because neither the USDA nor Sara Lee has been able to pinpoint…

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