One local was quoted in the article as saying that "the supervising agencies did not check to see if it met the national standards."

He said the agency was checking to see whether similar steps were taken at Heathrow.

Now, the agency can routinely conduct job raids and check on anonymous tips from, say, people who notice a sudden influx of immigrants in their neighborhood.

The agency is still checking into reports of two possible cases in Angola but has no further details.

But an immigration official left open the possibility that the agency might check the immigration status of the laborers at the sites where the city hopes to match them with jobs.

This is problematic for environmental issues since governmental agencies can only check a very small part of all potential problems and therefore in democratic nations rely on help from non-governmental sources.

He said his agency would check the records of the companies that used the strawberries to determine whether the standard heating temperatures were reached.

Charles Seaton, a spokesman for New York City Transit, said the agency had checked its list of scheduled closings with the police.

He said agencies would check for adherence to the new law while making routine reviews of fire, health and sanitation codes or responding to specific complaints.

She said the agency would check the radio beacon again but added that it was still too early to say if it had been a factor in the accident.