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Letter From The Editor: McCain

By Dan Flynn on March 13, 2011

As fish stories go, this one never seems to end.

Just when we thought it could not get any better, along comes John McCain and that baron of food safety, Tom Coburn, to say that…

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Food Safety News Naughty List 2010

By Dan Flynn on December 24, 2010

It’s Christmas Eve and time for Food Safety News to present its second annual Naughty List.  By publishing this list on the day before Christmas, those named will know they should not expect anything special…

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USA Today, Coburn Debate Food Safety Bill Merits

By Helena Bottemiller on November 26, 2010

USA Today, Coburn weigh in on food safety debate; Coburn to offer alternative bill:

USA Today, one of America’s most widely circulated newspapers, featured opposing sides of the debate over pending food safety legislation Tuesday.
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A Blind Faith Based Approach to Food Safety

By Drew Falkenstein on September 28, 2010

Senator Coburn is wrong.  The Senate needs to pass meaningful food safety legislation immediately, not keep it on the backburner through the lame duck session so that it can start from scratch again next term.

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Egg on Their Faces: Plenty of Blame to Go Around

By Chuck Jolley on September 27, 2010

Meat&Poultry magazine reported “AIB International on Sept. 23 issued a statement saying that while it conducted its GMP inspection in three of six in-shell egg grading/sorting facilities owned by Wright County Egg Co., Clarion, Iowa…

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Time Growing Short for Vote on Food Safety Bill

By Helena Bottemiller on September 27, 2010

After a year of legislative limbo, the future of the food safety bill in the Senate remains highly uncertain, as the work days left before the contentious midterm elections are dwindling.

Late Thursday, Senator Tom…

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Senate Remains at Impasse Over Food Safety Bill

By Helena Bottemiller on September 22, 2010

Despite a flurry of rumors to the contrary, the food safety bill pending in the Senate does not appear to moving anywhere fast.

Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) “hotlined” the bipartisan bill yesterday, notifying senators…

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Coburn to Reid: Don’t Blame Me on S. 510

By Helena Bottemiller on September 18, 2010

Food safety legislation that had picked up steam in the wake of a massive egg recall has hit a major snag.  On the Senate floor Thursday, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said Sen. Tom Coburn’s…

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Sen. Coburn Threatens to Hold Food Safety Bill

By Helena Bottemiller on September 16, 2010

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) says he will hold up the pending food safety bill unless Democrats find a way to pay for the measure.

With time running out in the Senate, advocates had hoped that…

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