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 Sebelius recommending they work
Under Secretary for Food Safety
No Timeline for USDA Food Safety Nominee
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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 of Agriculture (USDA), the timeline for Hagen’s…
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Ag Committee to Consider USDA Food Safety Nominee
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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) that has been vacant for 19
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Top Career Job Filled At FSIS
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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 Service (FSIS)–second only to the Food
FSIS Nominee Awaits Confirmation Hearings
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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 be confirmed by the United States
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Mainstream Media Focuses on Food Safety
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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 2010.
Recent cable news coverage–on
Consumer, Industry Groups OK FSIS Pick
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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 of Agriculture (USDA), with a tepid seal
Obama Nominates FSIS Leader
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The White House announced yesterday that President Obama intends to nominate Dr. Elisabeth Hagen as the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Under Secretary for Food Safety, a post charged with overseeing the safety of meat,
IF We had an Undersecretary of Food Safety…
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IF there was an undersecretary for food safety this is what they should be doing…
1. Tattoo on a body part that you use every day the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Mission Statement:
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DeLauro Calls for FSIS Appointee
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USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service remains leaderless
U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) responded to the Christmas Eve tenderized steak recall by calling out the Obama Administration for failing to nominate an undersecretary for food