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Consumer groups and victims of foodborne illness recently condemned the Bush administration's food safety policies and urged the President to do a better job of protecting consumers from bad meat.

Picketers and protesters stood in front of the USDA building as consumer advocates accused Bush and his team of walking away from their obligation to protect the nation's food supply and being more devoted to agricultural interests than public health.

Leaders of the group were most critical of USDA's recent claim that public safety was not compromised by the "Supreme Beef" ruling, which took away …