A serious constitutional snafu is threatening to derail pending food safety legislation, which passed the Senate by a 3-1 margin early Tuesday.
The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, S. 510,
Senate Approves Food Safety Bill 73-25, But Road Ahead Looks Rocky:
In a rare demonstration of bipartisanship, the Senate passed the most sweeping food safety reform bill in seven decades
UPDATE: The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, S.510, cleared the full Senate Tuesday by a vote of 73-25. See Food Safety News tomorrow for all the details. For live
The nation’s biggest fresh produce handlers, distributors and retailers received a gift last week when Food Safety News published an apparently long-planned Q&A with Bob Whitaker, Chief
I’ve been worrying over some of the provisions of this bill, especially since some of my friends in small production agriculture are so dead set against it. They believe
The Senate is expected to begin a series of votes on the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, S.510, this evening, a critical move forward for a bill that would
Improving food safety is not as easy task! But right now, we have a huge opportunity to “seize the day” and make a much-needed first step toward food safety reform!
USA Today, Coburn weigh in on food safety debate; Coburn to offer alternative bill:
USA Today, one of America’s most widely circulated newspapers, featured opposing sides of the debate
“It feels pretty good to stop at least one shellacking this November,” said President Barack Obama Wednesday in the Rose Garden, as he granted a presidential pardon to “Apple,” the
As part of our ongoing expert Q&A series, a conversation with Bob Whitaker, the Produce Marketing Association’s Chief Science Officer:
After working with Congress to get comprehensive
More than 20 of the nation’s biggest produce and agriculture industry’s trade groups have formed the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance (USFRA).
The organization’s newly elected
Dr. Dean Wyatt, the Food Safety and Inspection Service veterinarian who blew the whistle on the U.S. Department of Agriculture for ignoring humane treatment and food safety violations, succumbed