Question

Which option distinguishes why Clarence failed to discover the problem in the following scenario?

Clarence is an FDA inspector who works at the seaport in Seattle inspecting fish imports before shipping to grocery stores. He was just notified that a shipment he inspected was identified as containing a foodborne illness.


Inspectors do not have access to bacteria testing on site.

Inspectors are only required to inspect one fish per box.

Inspectors are not qualified to diagnose a foodborne illness.

Inspectors only examine less than five percent of a shipment.

Answer 1

Inspectors do not have access to bacteria testing on site.

Reason: foodborne pathogens are microscopic and often cause no visible changes in the fish; detecting them requires laboratory testing (or clinical diagnosis of ill consumers). Without on‑site microbiological tests, an inspector can easily miss contaminated product.