Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Sam Farr (D-CA) are calling on the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to request full funding for implementation
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2015 Budget
Lawmakers Question Proposed FSMA User Fees at Subcommittee Hearing
During discussion Thursday of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s fiscal 2015 budget requests, the agency’s proposed $260 million in user fees came under attack at the House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing. “In total,…
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Letter From the Editor: Food Safety and the Budget Grinder
Just three years ago, food safety policy enjoyed both adult bipartisan leadership and a sense of urgency from the events that caused Congress to pass the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Both the urgency and…
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Obama Budget Highlights Silent on Food Safety; New Money Sought From Industry Fees
A slight cut in one and a tiny bump in the other might sum up President Obama’s proposed budgets for federal food safety, an area which doesn’t even make his budget highlights for either the…
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