It has been almost two years since Dr. Elisabeth Hagen stepped down as our most recent USDA under secretary for food safety. President Obama has not appointed, nor has the
Food Safety News has learned that Brian Ronholm has been named acting under secretary for food safety at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Brian Ronholm joined USDA in April
Dr. Elisabeth Hagen is departing government in mid-December, again leaving America without a Senate-confirmed under secretary for food safety. How common are these periods when USDA is without an under
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) just might have an Under Secretary for Food Safety this grilling season.
The Senate Agriculture Committee yesterday approved the nomination of Dr. Elisabeth
Chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture Committee Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) defeated labor-backed Arkansas Lt. Governor Bill Halter in a heated Democratic primary runoff Tuesday, bucking the notion that Lincoln might be
In another act of the ongoing catfish regulatory drama, the advocacy group Food and Water Watch sent a letter yesterday to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Secretary of Health Kathleen
Though the Senate Agriculture Committee recently held a hearing to consider Dr. Elisabeth Hagen, the Obama Administration’s nominee for Under Secretary for Food Safety at the U.S. Department
Today the Senate Agriculture Committee will take the first step in the confirmation process for Under Secretary for Food Safety, a post at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Career service appointments in the federal government must go on even if the U.S. Senate has become a black hole for political appointments.
At the Food Safety and Inspection
Dr. Elisabeth Hagen, the President’s choice to be the next Under Secretary of Food Safety at the Department of Agriculture, Monday will begin her fourth month of waiting to
After months of newspapers, blogs, and food safety experts raising flags about the dilapidated food safety system, cable news has piped into the food safety discussion more than usual in
Consumer advocates and meat industry representatives responded to the Obama Administration’s announcement Tuesday, naming Dr. Elisabeth Hagen to be Under Secretary of Food Safety at the U.S. Department