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Food Safety Bill Heads to President’s Desk

By Helena Bottemiller on December 22, 2010

Ending a dramatic months-long legislative limbo, the House approved major food safety legislation 215-144 Tuesday.  The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, the first significant reform since 1938 of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s oversight…

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House Expected to Approve Food Safety Bill Today

By Helena Bottemiller on December 21, 2010

The House is expected to approve major food safety legislation today. Though many on Capitol Hill pronounced the bill dead last week, the measure bounced back to life over the weekend when the Senate unanimously–and…

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Sunday Surprise: Senate Passes Food Safety Bill

By Dan Flynn on December 20, 2010

The food safety bill–S. 510, the Food Safety Modernization Act–which some had given up for dead, was revived late Sunday attached to a shell bill and passed unanimously just before the Senate adjourned for the…

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Sen. Hagan Touts Support for Small Farms

By Helena Bottemiller on December 7, 2010

Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC) emphasized her support for small farmers Monday at the 75th annual convention of the North Carolina Farm Bureau in Greensboro, NC.
            
haganspeech-featured.jpg“Whether it’s our large commodity producers or our…

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Once GOP is in the Kitchen, Food Safety is Toast

By Bill Marler on December 3, 2010

Over the last two years, food producers large and small, consumer and public health groups, and Congressional leaders have come together to support legislation that would bring the most significant update to food safety laws…

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Constitutional Slip Up Adds Uncertainty to S. 510

By Helena Bottemiller on December 2, 2010

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, would be the most…

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S. 510 Reaction: Lots of Yeas, a Few Nays

By News Desk on December 1, 2010

While the Senate vote on S 510 was somewhat divided, 73 yeas to 25 nays, the response from interest groups appears to be mostly supportive.  Here’s a sampling of responses received by Food Safety News…

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S. 510: Some of the Details

By Mary Rothschild on December 1, 2010

Here’s a summary of what’s in the Senate food safety bill, from sponsor Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), as well as what’s needed to reconcile it with the House version, from the Congressional Research Service:…
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S. 510 Opinion: Protect Small Farms

By Roland McReynolds on November 29, 2010

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 Science Officer for the Produce Marketing Association.  Dr.

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S. 510 Opinion: No Free Passes

By Chuck Jolley on November 29, 2010

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 that the food safety requirements are…

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