“Healing ourselves is the essence of democratic development.” –Michael Parenti, final remarks, California State University, Channel Islands, March 11, 2004.
Introduction
Our nation is awakening to the fact that convenience-oriented
Yesterday, the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing to discuss the role and performance of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in ensuring food safety.
On April 14, 2010, Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) announced that he is introducing two amendments to the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, S. 510. The aim of the amendments is
Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) has picked up a key supporter for his amendments intended to ease the impact of the pending food safety legislation on small farms. Senator Kay Hagan
Ferd Hoefner, Policy Director, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC), talks about S. 510, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act. Part II: On traceability and recordkeeping, exemptions for small food facilities,
Ferd Hoefner, Policy Director, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC), talks about S. 510, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act.
The contents of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act represent a
The Montana Public Health Association sent Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) a letter last week urging him to reconsider his amendments to the pending food safety bill. Earlier this month, Tester
There’s a new fight breaking out over the pending Senate food safety bill. An amendment proposed by Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) to ban the use of bisphenol-A, otherwise known
Congressman John Dingell (D-MI), currently the longest-serving member of Congress and a fierce advocate for tougher food safety laws, is again calling out the Senate for stalling on pending food
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) responded the recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) recently released report on foodborne disease, which showed mixed results on food safety progress,
The food safety bill pending in the Senate has hit another speed bump. S. 510, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, will not be brought to the floor next week,
An update on the pending food safety bill, with an outline of key amendments and discussion on the proposed exemption for small farms
Several amendments aimed at lessening the impact