Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20100215:19:35:00
Hi. for the first time in a decade the agriculture department is launching new safety standards for school lunch food. the first step is safer beef for kids. how did this come about? usa today did an investigation into what 31 million school kids are eating every day. they discovered fast food restaurants like mcdonald's, burger king, all have higher meat safety standards than schools. the chains test the meats more often and the limits set for bacteria are much lower. joining me from d.c. is blake morrison of usa today who was involved in the investigation and other stories that led to the ch...