• July 29, 2010
  "Food safety reform could prevent illness"
  History has shown that with warm weather comes an uptick in cases of foodborne illness. This year, however, the nation did not have to wait for the high temperatures to see a widespread outbreak.

• July 26, 2010
  "Kids most vulnerable in E. Coli outbreaks"
  A study by the California Department of Public Health shows that the rate of E. coli infection cases in 2008 was at least 12 times higher in children ages 1 to 4 than in adults 25 and 54.

• July 24, 2010
  "Unsafe at Any Meal"
  Eric Schlosser, documentary filmmaker and author of Fast Food Nation, argues the number of people who are killed annually by something they ate is roughly the same as the number of Americans who’ve been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2003.

• July 22, 2010
  "80% of Americans want Congress to pass food safety legislation immediately"
  Newly released poll data shows that 80% of Americans want Congress to immediately give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration the power to recall food when it poses a danger to health and safety.

• July 21, 2010
  "New state law aims to ensure safety at farmers markets"
  A new state law now has state regulators adding new requirements to help ensure safety at local farmers markets.

• July 21, 2010
  "Local food tastes great but should be safe, too"
  Food-safety advocates argue convincingly that the nation's 70-year-old food processing regulations aren't up to the task of stemming an ominous tide of food-borne illness.

• July 20, 2010
  "Delay of food safety bill stirs tensions between House and Senate Democrats"
  The new food safety bill would grant vast new authorities to the Food and Drug Administration and mark the first serious reform of food safety laws in 70 years.

• July 20, 2010
  "New rules can help FDA improve food safety"
  Proposed new laws could help reduce the number of foodborne illnesses in the country, by giving new powers to the Food and Drug Administration.

• July 17, 2010
  "Erik Olson Discusses Food Safety Legislation on 'Washington Journal'"
  Erik Olson, the director of food and consumer product safety for the Pew Health Group, appeared on C-SPAN's Washington Journal to discuss congressional food-safety legislation.

• July 15, 2010
  "Irondequoit teens plight exposes food safety gaps"
  Student at Daemen College cafeteria in Buffalo hospitalized with painful symptoms eventually linked to bacteria in cafeteria lettuce.

• July 15, 2010
  "Advocates run ads urging Senate to pass food safety bill"
  A year after House Democrats and Republicans overwhelmingly approved legislation to improve food safety, public health advocates are growing frustrated that the Senate has yet to take up the bill.

• July 14, 2010
  Victims Call on Senate Leaders to Schedule S.510
  Kentucky native Lauren Bush and Nevada resident Rylee Gustafson nearly died in 2006 as a result of eating contaminated spinach, and since then have been tireless advocates for national food-safety reform.

• July 13, 2010
  Kentucky Voters Back Food-Safety Legislation
  A new bipartisan survey commissioned by the Pew Health Group shows a majority of Kentucky voters support federal food-safety reform.

• June 28, 2010
  "Inspectors find safety flaws where airline food is prepared"
  The world's largest airline caterer LSG Sky Chefs annually provides 405 million meals worldwide for more than 300 airlines. Recently, FDA inspectors say, live roaches and dead roach carcasses "too numerous to count" were found inside the Denver facility.

• June 28, 2010
  "States ease food safety rules for homemade goods"
  In February, lawmakers in Wisconsin enacted the "Pickle Bill" allowing small vendors to sell high-acid canned foods without a license.

• June 21, 2010
  "Foodborne infection victims press Senate to act on food safety bill"
  Survivors of foodborne infections and the families of victims who died are pressing senators to pass a food safety bill this month.

• June 18, 2010
  "Subway apologizes to Illinois customers for salmonella cases"
  The Subway salmonella outbreak spread to include 80 people who ate at Subway restaurants in 26 counties. A statement the company issued Wednesday included an apology to customers.

• June 15, 2010
  "Our food system is failing us"
  Amanda Hitt, food integrity campaign director of the Government Accountability Project, argues Americans must broaden their evaluation of food safety beyond the finished product.

• June 14, 2010
  "Food recalls: FDA should be more proactive"
  The El Paso Times Editorial Board believes the U.S. could be spared some of the massive food recalls if the FDA was more proactive.

• June 08, 2010
  Expert science panel bolsters call for improved federal food-safety oversight authorities
  The coalition today issued a statement regarding the new Institute of Medicine and National Research Council report.

• June 04, 2010
  "Food Safety Reform Cannot Wait!"
  Patricia Buck from the Center for Foodborne Illness recounts her experience losing her grandson Kyle to foodborne illness and urges the Senate to vote on Senate bill, S. 510.

• May 26, 2010
  "Lettuce outbreak shows need for reform"
  From farm to table, the way that food is grown, gathered, processed and handled can make its safety more certain.

• May 12, 2010
  Statement on Recent Lettuce Recall Due to E. Coli Contamination
  Members of the Make Our Food Safe coalition released a statement on the multistate outbreak of E. coli infections linked to shredded Romaine lettuce.

• May 07, 2010
  "Tainted lettuce sickens 19, leads to recall and increased pressure on lawmakers"
  At least 19 people have fallen ill due to tainted romaine lettuce in 23 states and Washington, D.C.

• April 19, 2010
  MOFS Advocate Launches Moms' Campaign for Safe Food
  Since Leigh Ann Winnard's son contracted an infection in 2002 linked to a recalled food and was weaken to the point that he could not walk, sit or stand, she has been urging our government to make sure our food supply is as safe as it can be.

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