A single federal food safety agency, long sought by many advocates, will happen if Congress grants the Obama Administration authority to reorganize the government, according to the subscription news service The Hagstrom Report.
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Food Safety Agencies Prep for Possible Shutdown
As high-level budget negotiations stalled, leaving government shutdown at midnight a real possibility, federal food safety agencies began releasing details on their contingency plans.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Thursday indicated that the Food Safety…
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Lawmakers Grill Vilsack on USDA Food Safety Budget
House lawmakers grilled Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Tuesday on the impact proposed Republican budget cuts would have on key U.S. Department of Agriculture services like food safety inspection.
Democrats posed pointed questions regarding food safety…
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Clinton Sends Cable on FSMA Impact on Imports
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sent a U.S. overseas missions cable on Friday to alert the international community to the implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act and detail the impact the bill will…
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