• 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 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 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
  "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.

• 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.

• 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 20, 2010
  "Saving lives with safe food"
  Erik Olson, director of Food and Consumer Product Safety for the Pew Health Group, calls for a final vote in Congress to pass food safety legislation.

• May 10, 2010
  "Romaine lettuce recall emphasizes need for food safety bill"
  Christa Hoyland argues the recent outbreak is an opportunity to encourage the U.S. Senate to bring the food safety bill to the floor.

• May 07, 2010
  "Tester's amendments would harm historic food-safety reforms"
  The U.S Senate will soon vote on a bill that could make great strides to improving the safety of the food Montanans and all Americans eat.

• April 14, 2010
  "Ensuring safe food"
  The Battle Creek Enquirer argues that consumers deserve better protection.

• April 12, 2010
  "Stop use of antibiotics in food animals"
  Elise Murphy of Chicago speaks up in support of The Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming and asks our representatives to co-sponsor the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act.

• March 29, 2010
  "Federal food safety follies"
  Charleston Post & Courier editorial argues legislation that could strengthen FDA's authority to prevent contamination via plant inspections fails to address the division of responsibilities between FDA and the Agriculture Department, which oversees meat inspection.

• March 11, 2010
  "The Senate should act on a sensible food-protection bill"
  The Washington Post discusses the recent hydrolyzed vegetable protein recall, and what FDA could have done better, if supported by the Food Safety Enhancement Act.

• March 09, 2010
  "Food safety's final mile"
  Managing Director of Pew Health Group Shelley Hearne and Robert Brackett, top official from the Grocery Manufacturers of America, call for swift passage of congressional food-safety legislation.

• March 08, 2010
  "High cost of food-related illness"
  The Chattanooga Times Free Press discusses the cost of foodborne illnesses in light of the new study puts, which estimates cost of the illnesses at about $152 billion a year in healthcare, worksite and other economic losses.

• February 23, 2010
  "Confronting health threats"
  Part Three of The Hill's 4-page spread on food safety, written by Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis).

• February 23, 2010
  "How to overhaul the bureaucracy"
  Part Four of The Hill's 4-page spread on food safety, written by Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.)

• February 23, 2010
  "Legislation protects consumers without hurting businesses"
  Part Two of The Hill's 4-page spread on food safety, written by Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa).

• February 23, 2010
  "Senate immediately should act on bipartisan H.R. 2749"
  Part One of The Hill's 4-page spread on food safety, written by Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich).

• February 20, 2010
  "If pepper's the culprit, who's to blame?"
  The Oregonian Editorial Board examines the impact of the convoluted route of contaminated black pepper from Vietnam that found its way onto salami manufactured in Rhode Island and was shipped throughout the country.

• February 10, 2010
  "You are what you eat"
  The Daily Camera explains why congress should strengthen food safety.

• February 05, 2010
  "Fighting For Better Food Safety Laws: A Personal Story"
  Peter Hurley details the sickness of his son, Jacob, and his shock on discovering the nation's food-safety system is based on century-old laws.

• February 05, 2010
  "Food safety concerns remain"
  The Telegraph Herald discusses the Consumers Reports test of packaged salad greens, the Parkers Farm recall of contaminated peanut butter products and FDA's salmonella outbreak investigation.

• February 04, 2010
  "Why Kraft's Opposition to Food Safety Fees is Brain-Dead Politics"
  Kraft rejects Obama's proposal to have food and drug makers pay an additional $250 million in fees to the FDA.

• January 30, 2010
  "Public confidence in food supply is critical"
  'New challenges, like finding salmonella in peanut butter and pot pies and E. coli O157 in cookie dough and lettuce have been surprises that have taxed food safety agencies.'

• January 29, 2010
  "Food safety: What are we waiting for?"
  The Star Tribune argues an antiquated system exposes Americans to unnecessary risks.

• January 20, 2010
  "Senate should pass food protection legislation"
  The Portland Press Herald says century-old regulations are no way to protect consumers from food-borne illnesses.

• January 14, 2010
  "Food safety still a concern"
  The Tennessean remembers last year's salmonella outbreak, traced to peanuts, that killed at least nine people and left more than 700 sick, including at least 14 in Tennessee.

• December 21, 2009
  "The 76 Million Food Victims"
  The New York Times critiques Congress' mandate, which requires food producers to register with the federal government in order to trace contaminants in the food supply.

• December 14, 2009
  "Overhaul of U.S. food safety system is overdue"
  The Los Angeles Times states the facts: FDA oversight hasn't had a major revision for more than 50 years; farms are inspected about once a decade; about 1% of imported food is examined.

• December 04, 2009
  "Safety of food supply is up to the Senate now"
  The Bristol Press insists our representatives pay attention to the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act.

• September 22, 2009
  "Food safety net is torn, inefficient"
  The Virginian-Pilot celebrates FDA's recently set-up electronic database, but continue to call for an overhaul of the outdated inspection process.

• September 15, 2009
  "Food Registry"
  The Washington Post applauds FDA for instituting an online portal to flag contamination in the food supply before it has a chance to spread.

• August 25, 2009
  "An appetite for change in food safety"
  A Letter to the Editor in The Grand Rapids Press calls the Senate to curb illnesses and deaths caused by food-related illnesses.

• August 14, 2009
  "New food safety rules needed by the FDA"
  Tri City Herald editorializes in favor of HR 2479 explaining, "the sooner the FDA's role can be expanded, the better."

• August 10, 2009
  "Making the food supply safer"
  The Oregonian lauds HR 2749 as finally giving the FDA, rather than manufacturers, the power to initiate recalls.

• August 09, 2009
  "Food Safety"
  The Washington Post urges the Senate to quickly pass the Food Safety Enhancement Act.

• August 06, 2009
  "Striving for safer food"
  The Las Vegas Sun praises the Food Safety Enhancement Act as the first step towards a safer food production system.

• August 05, 2009
  "Finally, action to protect our food"
  St. Petersburg Times praises HR2749 as a step in the right direction and is encouraged by House Republicans who chose to stand with ordinary Americans instead of agribusinesses.

• August 05, 2009
  "Food safety bill could help farmers"
  The Honolulu Star Bulletin argues that HR 2749 could benefit local farmers in Hawaii.

• July 30, 2009
  "Vote for Safer Food"
  The New York Times stands behind the FDA, supporting claims that the agency has neither the tools nor the authority to do its job.

• April 14, 2009
  "Food Safety, One Pistachio at a Time"
  The New York Times recognizes success in FDA's advisories to consumers to store or throw out pistachios while investigators figured out which products or nuts were tainted.

• April 11, 2009
  "On food safety, err on side of caution"
  The Virginian-Pilot cautions consumers to avoid all brands of a contaminated product rather than risk eating something that will make them sick or worse.

• February 22, 2009
  "Confidence erodes in U.S. food supply"
  The Star Tribune explains how the outbreaks of foodborne illness have damaged the reputation of the food industry.

• February 16, 2009
  "Dangerous Food"
  The New York Times says Congress and the Obama administration must make food safety a serious priority.

• February 07, 2009
  "Questioning food safety"
  The Plain Dealer shares anger towards inspectors from both the Georgia Department of Agriculture and FDA over the 2006 salmonella outbreak.

• February 03, 2009
  "FDA's plate full on food safety"
  "The Denver Post explains how the latest salmonella outbreak is more proof that FDA doesn't have sufficient resources or staff.

• January 14, 2009
  "U.S. must beef up inspection, recall system"
  Guest blogger Dr. Bill Paul, director of health for the Metro Public Health Department of Nashville/Davidson County, discusses the need for modernization of the U.S. food-safety system.