WHAT:
A media call hosted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to announce the next steps in implementing the landmark FDA Food Safety Modernization Act and preventing food safety problems before they happen.
WHO:
— Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D., commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
— Michael Taylor, deputy commissioner for foods and veterinary
An email from the Nature Conservancy landed in my inbox earlier this evening touting that the FDA will release their long awaited proposed rules for the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) tomorrow and it will be in the Federal Register on Monday (damn, no weekend reading). There will be a 120-day public comment period.
My
CBC News reports that Canadian health officials say seven people in Nova Scotia have been infected with E. coli, likely E. coli O157:H7. Five people have been treated in hospital and released, while two people remain hospitalized. One is suffering from kidney failure. The people who have fallen ill range from their late teens to