Small and sustainable agriculture advocates are urging the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee to make significant changes to the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, S. 510, during
The Make Our Food Safe Coalition, made up of leading public health, consumer, and food safety organizations, continues to call on lawmakers to push the pending food safety legislation though
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) has scheduled a markup of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, S. 510, almost nine months after Senator Dick Durbin
Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) introduced S. 2758, the Growing Safe Food Act, yesterday to help educate and train farmers and food processors in food safety.
The proposed legislation, which is
Amidst the ongoing health care reform circus and a busy legislative agenda, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) took time to hold a hearing on food
Foodborne illness victims and their families gathered at the White House after lobbying the Senate to pass FDA food safety reform legislation in early October; the White House recently cleared
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) announced late last week that it will hold a hearing on reforming the food safety system on Thursday.
The HELP
Consumers Union, an active force behind the push for food safety reform in Congress, issued a statement on Friday to address concerns from the small and sustainable farming community over
Four-year-old Jake Hurley is one of the lucky ones.
Jake was among the over 700 people sickened by Salmonella-tainted peanut butter last year. Ultimately, 200 were hospitalized and 9 were
Food Safety Debate Heats Up as Foodborne Illness Victims Lobby for Stronger Food Laws
A front page story in the the New York Times Sunday paper on the devastating consequences
Jean Halloran has been working hard to make the food on your plate safer for over 25 years. As the Director of Food Policy Initiatives at Consumers Union, publisher of
Shortly before the summer recess, the House overwhelmingly passed HR 2749 – The Food Safety Enhancement Act. The Senate may now either adopt the House version, or S 510 – The Food