Every year, millions of Americans are sickened from consuming contaminated food, hundreds of thousands are hospitalized, and thousands of these people die.
Continued outbreaks of foodborne illness over the last several years – from spinach to peppers to peanut products – have demonstrated that these outbreaks are not random, unpreventable occurrences, but are due to widespread problems with our food safety system.
Our current food safety system is broken and has been in need of reform for decades. And this year, Congress has the opportunity to change course and help protect children, families, senior citizens and all others from foodborne illness. Read More
