Peter Hurley Continues Push For Food Safety Reform
Many readers of this journal will likely recall 2008 and 2009's national Salmonella outbreak linked to peanut product manufactured by Peanut Corporation of America (PCA). Since...
Senator Gillibrand Proposes Anti - E. coli Legislation
Senator Gillibrand of New York has unveiled new legislation, entitled the "E. coli Eradication Act" according to this report from the North Country Gazette. The...
Food Safety Enhancement Act Passes Committee
The Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 passed out of Committee in the House today, without opposition. The full House is expected to vote on...
Fees Lowered as Food Safety Enhancement Act Moves Through House
As the "Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009" was passed out of the House subcommittee last week, the fees associated with production facility inspection were...
Pork Producers Fight Against New Food Safety Bill
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) is waging a fight against food saftey refoms in the pending "Food Safety and Enhancement Act of 2009" according to...
Senator Klobuchar's Push for New Food Safety Legislation Highlights the Work of Minnesota Health Officials
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar held a press conference today to announce new proposed leglisation to "promote a more rapid and effective national response to outbreaks of...
States Tell the Feds: If You Don't Fix It, We Will
State legislators around the US, fed up with the perceived slow response of the federal government to enact stronger food safety laws, have begun sending...
State-by-State Food Safety Regulation?
As reported by the Wall Street Journal's Jane Zhang, states frustrated by the slow pace of national food safety reform have begun to take matters...
Eight steps to safer food
Bill Marler is traveling to Washington, DC today to support victims of three recent foodborne illness outbreaks as they give testimony before the House Committee...
Foodborne Illness victims to testify
The U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations issued a press release today stating that it will hold a hearing titled, "A Diminished...
