Several weeks ago, food safety advocate Bill Marler launched his campaign to “Get the ‘F’ out of the FDA.”
Marler proposed that Congress split the Food and Drug Administration into two separate
Continue Reading It is time to rebuild the U.S. food safety system
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s reorganization plan, which would relocate a key agricultural research agency outside Washington, DC, has drawn increasing criticism from those who know and depend on its economic and statistical
Continue Reading American Statistical Association wants Congress to demand details on USDA plan for research service
Editor’s note: This opinion column was originally published by The Conversation and is republished here with permission.
The Trump administration on June 21 unveiled an ambitious plan to consolidate federal food safety efforts within the
Continue Reading Here’s why Trump’s plan to consolidate food safety efforts won’t work
In case you missed it, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue took his finger off the pause button last week to implement his reorganization of USDA.
He’s removed the
Continue Reading Letter From The Editor: What is Sonny Perdue thinking?
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, for the moment, has backed off his controversial plan to transfer the U.S. Codex Office, which works on international food standards, from USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service to a
Continue Reading Food safety reprieve: Ag secretary pauses plan to move Codex
