Tag Archives: Food Safety
Food Safety Funding in Question
The President is scheduled to sign the food safety legislation today. However, the $1.4 billion food safety bill funding is rumored to be among the first debates of the 112th Congress when it first convenes this week. FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg remains confident and said her agency will … Continue reading
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Update: Food Safety Legislation Passes both Chambers, sweeping changes to come
Today was a monumental day for food safety with the FDA food safety modernization legislation put to it’s last test during a debate and vote in the House of Representatives. The bill passed 215 to 144 votes, including 205 Democrat … Continue reading
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Update: Food Safety Passes in Surprise Sunday Vote
Although food safety appeared to be dead legislation as the final days of the 111th Congress are quickly approaching, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) ressurrected it today. As reported earlier, the Senate passed the Food Safety and Modernization Act on November … Continue reading
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Update: Food Safety Clears House
Yesterday, S. 510, the food safety legislation being considered in the House, received minor tweaks to fix the constitutional error, which I reported earlier this week. Beyond this revision, this legislation remains consistent with the previous legislation. Today the revised … Continue reading
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NYT: Food Recall Impact on Shopping Decisions
The following New York Times piece excerpt comes on the heels of the Senate passage of food safety legisation and numerous high profile and detrimental food recalls including eggs. “…experts say that recalls have only a short-term effect on consumers.”… In fact, … Continue reading
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Food Safety Passes Senate, but House Finds Important Issue Overlooked
Senate Passes Food Safety Legislation On Tuesday, the Senate voted on S. 510, the Food Safety Enhancement Act, which passed with 73 Yays to 25 Nays. This bill has not been updated since 1938 and with final passage will overhaul … Continue reading
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Hagen & Wotecki Confirmed
Yesterday Elizabeth Hagen, chief medical officer for the Department of Agriculture, has been confirmed by the Senate as the head of food safety for the department. Also, Catherine Woteki has been confirmed as undersecretary for research. For more information and details … Continue reading
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Egg Recall Resources
With the egg recall tallying at half-billion eggs and1,300 reported cases of salamonella this has breathed new life into the need for legislation to improve the food safety system. As a reminder, the Food Safety Modernization has passed the House last year and it appears likely … Continue reading
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Hummus linked to illness
According to the CDC, each year about 76 million illnesses occur, more than 300,000 persons are hospitalized, and 5,000 die from foodborne illness. This week the CDC released that hummus at the top of its list of foods that cause these illnesses. This study … Continue reading
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