The shortage of infant formula and the food safety reason behind it are front and center for groups like Consumer Reports and the Environmental Working Group, which are calling on Congress to take action.
Representatives
Continue Reading Advocates want answers from feds on infant formula outbreak and shortage; Congress, Biden act to ease situation
Parents, consumer groups, and a congresswoman want to know why it took the FDA months to begin investigations into infant formula after learning of the beginning of a cronobacter outbreak that has seen at least
Continue Reading Questions loom as FDA remains quiet on investigation into infant formula outbreak
Editor’s note: U.S. Rep Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn, sent the following on letter March 3 to the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in relation to the ongoing outbreak tied to
Continue Reading Congresswoman demands answers about investigation of infant formula outbreak
The Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act, legislation to increase USDA’s procurement of fresh fruits and vegetables, is being introduced in Congress to the industry’s delight by one of the most powerful Democrats in the
Continue Reading Bill to reshape and revive Families Food Box Program introduced by powerful House Democrat
Steve D. Morris is a name many may not recognize, yet he is a major national food safety decision maker. And he just writes letters with many of them addressed to Rep. Rosa DeLauro, who
Continue Reading GAO delivers 3 recommendations to make CDC better
Two senior U.S. Representatives, two former Secretaries of Agriculture, a chef, and Consumer Reports have sent USDA an “action plan” to safeguard America’s food supply during the COVID-19 pandemic. They’ve sent the plan with
Continue Reading Democrat leaders in food sector and Consumer Reports hatch plan for Sonny Perdue
Consumer Reports Monday announced the appointment of former USDA deputy undersecretary Brian Ronholm as director of food policy for the 80-year old non-profit organization.
“Mr. Ronholm will lead Consumer Reports’ advocacy efforts to advance a
Continue Reading Consumer Reports taps former USDA food safety official to direct food policy
It’s Dec. 24, do you know where your name is?
Here at Food Safety News we’ve been checking the year-end Naughty & Nice Lists and we’re ready to nominate some names. When it comes
Continue Reading We checked it twice: The good, the bad and on the bubble
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, D-CT, is demanding the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) use its mandatory authority to force Agroson’s LLC to recall the Cavi brand of the whole, fresh papayas.
The Cavi brand papayas
Continue Reading DeLauro demands an immediate mandatory recall by FDA of Cavi papayas
Late this past Friday afternoon, the CDC stepped out to warn many Americans not to eat Mexican-grown papayas out of fear the imported fruit may have Salmonella Uganda contamination.
That warning is proving controversial with
Continue Reading Questions and controversies over role of Mexican papayas in rare outbreak strain
