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Legislators want the FDA to be able to test samples from feed lots during outbreaks

Two U.S. legislators have introduced a bill that would give the FDA the ability to collect microbial samples at feed lots during foodborne illness outbreaks. Representative Rosa DeLauro, D-CT,

By Coral Beach

/ 4 Feb 2025

Legislators want the FDA to be able to test samples from feed lots during outbreaks

Publisher’s Platform: Senators step up to help save FDA funding of state inspection programs

— OPINION — Democratic senators are expressing alarm about planned budget reallocations at the Food and Drug Administration that they fear will threaten the nation’s food safety system. In a letter

By Bill Marler

/ 31 Jan 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Senators step up to help save FDA funding of state inspection programs

Legislation would give the FDA, and CDC power to collect samples from animal farms during outbreaks

A senator and representative have introduced legislation that would give the FDA and CDC authority to enter and collect samples at feedlots during foodborne illness outbreaks. Federal agencies currently cannot

By Coral Beach

/ 14 Sep 2023

Legislation would give the FDA, and CDC power to collect samples from animal farms during outbreaks

Solicitor General’s support invited for California’s Proposition 12

Who should the Solicitor General of the United States support in the Proposition 12 dispute that is currently before the U.S. Supreme Court? Sometimes called the 10th Justice, the

By Dan Flynn

/ 7 Jun 2022

Solicitor General’s support invited for California’s Proposition 12

Senator’s Call for Meat Industry’s Answers Exposes Reach of Money in Politics

Opinion By Brendan Fischer and Maggie Christ Despite what you might think, America’s broken campaign finance system is about more than expensive ads flooding your screen and glossy mailers

By Guest Contributor

/ 4 Jul 2020

Senator’s Call for Meat Industry’s Answers Exposes Reach of Money in Politics

2014 in Review: Animal Antibiotics

Food Safety News wrote a lot about antibiotic resistance this year — particularly the debate surrounding the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) plan to phase out the use of certain

By Lydia Zuraw

/ 22 Dec 2014

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