• 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 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 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 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.

• 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 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 18, 2010
  "Foodborne Illness: A Risk-Based Approach Needed"
  Report calls for enhanced 'strategic powers' for FDA.

• June 16, 2010
  "Regulators consider broadening testing for E. coli"
  The food industry and government regulators don't regularly test for six less common E. coli strains that can cause illnesses equally as serious.

• June 13, 2010
  "U.S. Drops Inspector of Food in China"
  Organic food from China has increasingly found its into American stores, but organic food from a country that many associate with food safety scandals and loose regulation is cause for consumer concern.

• June 11, 2010
  "Outbreaks drive new FDA rules"
  The FDA hopes sweeping rules designed to closely track how growers, packers, shippers, distributors and retailers handle the produce Americans eat will ensure safer food.

• June 10, 2010
  "Foods most likely to make you sick"
  Last year, the United States saw a whopping 125,000 reported illnesses stemming from foods regulated by the FDA.

• June 10, 2010
  "Experts Urge Congress To Strengthen FDA's Enforcement Authority"
  According to a new report, the FDA needs more enforcement authority, more resources and an approach to food safety that targets threats before outbreaks occur.

• June 09, 2010
  "Salmonella outbreak expands to 24 Illinois counties"
  The scope of last month's salmonella outbreak linked to Subway restaurants in Illinois is widening as health officials continue an investigation.

• June 08, 2010
  "FDA urged to be proactive, not reactive, in preventing food safety problems"
  A health advisory panel says FDA needs a 'cultural change' to prevent outbreaks of illness by targeting facilities and products most likely to make people sick.

• June 08, 2010
  "60 salmonella cases now linked to Subway restaurants"
  Between May 11 and May 25, sixty cases of salmonella were reported in an outbreak linked to Subway restaurants in 22 Illinois counties. The specific food source hasn't been identified.

• May 27, 2010
  "Many Supplements Said to Contain Toxins, Make False Health Claims"
  A Congressional investigation of dietary herbal supplements has found trace amounts of lead, mercury and other heavy metals in nearly all products tested.

• May 26, 2010
  "In E. Coli Fight, Some Strains Are Largely Ignored"
  As people have focused on controlling E. coli O157:H7, six rarer strains of toxic E. coli have been largely ignored.

• May 25, 2010
  "Sen. Harkin: Another Salmonella Outbreak, Another Reminder of Urgency for Food Safety Reform"
  Senator Tom Harkin released a statement on food safety reform after news that raw alfalfa sprouts had been linked to a Salmonella outbreak in ten states.

• May 24, 2010
  "E. coli outbreak shows need for reform"
  Congressman John Dingell, D-Mich., held a telephone briefing with reporters last Wednesday to discuss the recent E. coli outbreak involving romaine lettuce.

• May 22, 2010
  "Alfalfa sprouts recalled after at least 22 ill"
  Salmonella found in raw alfalfa sprouts appears to have sickened at least 22 people in 10 states, including a baby in Oregon, prompting a nationwide recall of the product.

• May 22, 2010
  With seasonal food-borne illness on the rise, a food-safety bill languishes in Congress
  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every year, pathogens in food sicken about 76 million Americans, hospitalize 325,000 and kill about 5,000.

• May 19, 2010
  "Illinoisans Close to Success on Tougher Food Standards"
  After nearly two decades of fighting an uphill battle to tighten food safety regulations, a group of Illinoisans may soon see some success.

• May 20, 2010
  "Team D: A model for food detectives around the country"
  After Minnesota played a huge role in solving two of the nation's major salmonella outbreaks, some federal lawmakers want to duplicate the state's approach to handing foodborne illnesses.

• May 19, 2010
  "University of Michigan graduate joins push for food safety legislation passage"
  Recent University of Michigan graduate Andrew Lekas ate a few times at an Ann Arbor restaurant last month when he became so ill he ended up at U-M hospital for treatment.

• May 20, 2010
  Recent Foodborne Illness Victim Tells His Story
  Rep. John Dingell discusses need for food-safety reform with victims of foodborne illness and a public health expert.

• May 18, 2010
  "Pre-cut lettuce is suspected cause of food poisoning outbreak "
  Twenty-three people in four states have been sickened since the March 1 multi-state outbreak of E. coli, with another seven probable cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

• May 13, 2010
  "Is it safe to eat lettuce amid E. coli outbreak?"
  Douglas Powell, an associate professor of food safety at Kansas State University and the publisher of Barfblog.com, feels safer buying his produce at bigger grocery chains with more accountability.

• May 13, 2010
  "Tennessee hit by E. coli outbreak traced to Romaine lettuce"
  Federal health officials say Tennessee is the fourth state to report illnesses caused by shredded Romaine lettuce.

• May 12, 2010
  "FDA Tries to Catch Up on Food Safety"
  If approved, the FDA's budget for food safety programs for the next fiscal year would rise to $1.4 billion, an increase of $326 million.

• May 11, 2010
  "Lettuce recall expands as FDA investigates E. coli"
  The recall of romaine lettuce that has sickened students with E. coli poisoning is expanding.

• May 06, 2010
  "Multistate Outbreak of Human E. coli O145 Infections Linked to Shredded Romaine Lettuce"
  Investigation Announcement: Multistate Outbreak of Human E. coli O145 Infections Linked to Shredded Romaine Lettuce from a Single Processing Facility

• May 06, 2010
  "Food-Borne Illnesses Sicken Thousands Each Year"
  Dangerous strains of bacteria -- found in ground beef, leafy greens and peanut butter -- commonly contaminate our foods, and there hasn't been much progress in getting them out of our food supply.

• April 09, 2010
  "Tainted Produce More Likely for Low-Income Shoppers"
  Researchers found higher levels of bacteria and mold in low-income areas.

• April 11, 2010
  "Wash. day care stayed open after E. coli found"
  A 4-year-old boy died after being infected at a Washington state day care center; three other children were sickened.

• March 28, 2010
  "The start of a food revolution"
  A sweeping school lunch bill makes strides for change of regulations.

• March 28, 2010
  "Local company's mistake may bring stricter food standards"
  The FDA's March 4 announcement that Basic Food's hydrolyzed vegetable protein was found to be contaminated refocused attention on the current food safety legislation.

• March 27, 2010
  "Food recalls often unpublicized"
  Congress is asking if supermarkets could be better at notifying customers of food recalls by tapping data collected through store loyalty cards and store club memberships.

• March 22, 2010
  "Basic Food salmonella case renews interest in legislation"
  The recent salmonella contamination revived attention in the FDA Food Safety bill, according to Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, Deputy Commissioner of the FDA, Sandra Eskin, Director of the Food Safety Campaign of the Pew Charitable Trusts and others on Capitol Hill.

• March 17, 2010
  "Delauro sees U.S. food safety law in 2010"
  Congress will pass a new law to overhaul the antiquated U.S. food safety system by the end of the year, U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro said on Wednesday.

• March 17, 2010
  "Iowa woman part of Washington food safety rally"
  An Iowa woman, whose teenage daughter died from a foodborne illness, is heading to Washington to join others for a rally outside the USDA.

• March 15, 2010
  "FDA says Basic Food Flavors knew plant was contaminated with salmonella"
  Food Flavors of Las Vegas knew their hydrolyzed vegetable protein was contaminated with salmonella, but continued to sell it to foodmakers nation-wide, according to FDA inspection records.

• March 15, 2010
  "Lag time in tracing tainted food puts kids at risk"
  Students in a Texas school district were exposed to meat contained the potentially deadly E. coli O157:H7 bacteria and in recall since January by Huntington Meat Packing in California.

• March 14, 2010
  "FDA targets processing of spices in bid to make supply safer"
  Spurred by a nationwide outbreak of salmonella illness linked to black and red pepper, federal regulators met last week with industry to discuss ways to make the spice supply safer.

• March 12, 2010
  "Brown works to add teeth to proposed food safety bill"
  In 2009, the Galion (Ohio) Health Department had 30 suspected cases of foodborne illness; however, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, announced Wednesday he is working for swift approval of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act.

• March 11, 2010
  "McCormick expands recall of some products"
  McCormick & Co. expands its recall, fearing some products to be contaminated with salmonella bacteria.

• March 09, 2010
  "Publix Super Markets recalls some seasoning mixes"
  Publix Super Markets has voluntarily recalled seasoning mixes that may possibly be contaminated with salmonella.

• March 08, 2010
  "FDA Faulted for Giving Additives a Free Pass"
  A new report from federal investigators says FDA has failed to ensure the safety of thousands of additives manufacturers put in what we eat.

• March 08, 2010
  "Food Summit Action"
  The Atlantic discusses their Food Summit, held last week at the Newseum. Highlights included a food safety panel featuring Erik Olson and FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg's keynote speech on agency funding.

• February 23, 2010
  "Local Mom Pushing for Tougher Food Regulations"
  Erin Stadler ate a contaminated piece of cheese at her baby shower that made her and her unborn child deathly ill. She will be traveling to Washington D.C. next week to talk with senators about passing tougher food regulations.

• February 21, 2010
  "Dingell criticizes slow to act Senate on taking up food safety bill"
  Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.), author of the food safety bill, criticizes the Senate for their slow response to the bill that will give FDA the authorities and resources to address pressing food safety concerns.

• February 19, 2010
  "Expect more U.S./China farm trade tension"
  Chinese exports are predicted to become a greater source of trade tension as China becomes a bigger global market player for labor-intensive farm crops such as soybeans.

• February 16, 2010
  "Why Some Foods Are Riskier Today"
  Without modernized food safety laws, there is only so much consumers can do to protect themselves. Sandra Eskin, director of the food safety campaign at the nonprofit Pew Charitable Trusts, explains why we must provide the FDA with the tools it needs to prevent problems.

• February 15, 2010
  "As Food-Safety Push Grows, Consumers Sort Out Dos, Donts"
  Laura Landro of The Wall Street Journal provides some helpful consumer guidelines to help navigate through the debate over how to make food safer.

• February 08, 2010
  "Family Fights To Make Food Safer Following Salmonella Outbreak"
  A young girl's illness, caused by the salmonella outbreak in 2009 and traced back to the now bankrupt Peanut Corporation of America, mobilizes her family to fight for safe food.

• February 08, 2010
  "New methods aim to keep E. coli in beef lower all year"
  Kansas State University theorizes that animals carry higher levels of E. coli during the summer months; industry and researchers are turning their sights to knock E. coli down to winter levels all year round.

• February 07, 2010
  "Wisconsin to issue new food-safety rules"
  FDA released its new food code in the fall and Wisconsin's version is expected to come out this year.

• February 02, 2010
  "High Bacteria Levels Found in Packaged Greens"
  Consumer Reports had a lab test salad greens sold in bags and plastic clam shells for common bacteria that indicate poor sanitation.

• February 01, 2010
  "Food Companies Face Fees Under Obama Budget Proposal"
  Under a proposal included in the FDA budget, food companies and drug makers could face more than $250 million in new fees to be used for the review of applications for generic drugs and to improve inspections of food facilities.

• January 31, 2010
  "Blakely peanut illness: Little has changed since scare"
  Georgia passed a law mandating new food testing regulations but, a year after outbreak, the bulk of regulations remain unchanged.

• January 26, 2010
  "American Heart Association sets new goals"
  According to an American Heart Association news release, 54% of Americans say they have been told by a health professional that they are at risk for heart disease. Now, the Association is relying on consumers to eat more produce to improve cardiovascular health.

• January 22, 2009
  "FDA May Get More Power Over Food Safety"
  To remind lawmakers of promises made when contaminated peanut products killed 9 and sickened 700, a letter from the victims was delivered to the Senate last week.

• January 21, 2010
  "Health concerns arise over deregulation of local foods"
  A Wyoming food council is worried lawmakers will expand a law that exempts people who sell foods at farmers' markets or in their own homes from inspections.

• January 21, 2010
  "Panel concerned about food safety"
  Members of the Governor’s Council on Food Safety will be sending letters to Gov. Dave Freudenthal, cautioning against expansion of the cottage food exemption in Wyoming.

• January 20, 2010
  "FDA looks to shift food-safety focus upstream"
  Food and Drug Administration Deputy Commissioner Michael Taylor says the agency aims to curtail cases of food poisoning, which sickens at least 76 million Americans a year.

• January 20, 2010
  "Senate should pass food protection legislation"
  Tammy Morrill argues, from the vantage point of personal experience, that century-old regulations are no way to protect consumers from food-borne illnesses.

• January 14, 2010
  "Nestle cookie dough may be in short supply for a while"
  FDA continues to examine how Nestlé is improving its manufacturing processes involving cookie dough or any other food intended for cooking after routine testing returned positive for E. coli O157:H7.

• January 19, 2010
  "No illnesses from hazelnut salmonella recall"
  The Oregon Department of Agriculture says they've received no reports of illnesses associated with last month's recall of hazelnuts; about 45,000 pounds of nuts were recovered by the recall.

• January 14, 2010
  "Minnesota victims of salmonella outbreak push for food-safety legislation"
  On Thursday, victims from a salmonella poisoning outbreak, which caused nine deaths and hundreds of illnesses, joined together to write a letter to U.S. senators about the nation's food-safety system.

• January 13, 2010
  "Nation at Food Safety 'Tipping Point'"
  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Michael Taylor says there are several "fundamental questions" for both FDA and its partners outside of government that must be answered.

• January 12, 2010
  "Inside the FDA: Food Safety in 2010"
  From the field, to the lab, to the office, Michael Taylor discusses fundamental questions that will lead to necessary changes in the way FDA and FDA partners prevent foodborne illness and outbreaks.

• January 12, 2010
  "For Some, Kosher Equals Pure"
  Amidst heightened concern over food contamination, allergies, additives and ingredients, the market for kosher food among non-Jews is currently setting new records.

• January 10, 2010
  "Protection of Food Supply Faces Problems"
  As part of the CBS News series "Where America Stands," a recent poll found that just one in three Americans are very confident that the food they buy is safe.

• January 12, 2010
  "FDA Web site explains agency operations to public"
  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is launching a Web site to disseminate FDA operations procedure to consumers in an effort, according to Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, to make the agency more accessible to the public.

• January 08, 2010
  "It's Foodborne Illness Day at the New York Times"
  Several New York Times employees became ill with gastrointestinal symptoms, and the Times Company is working with the New York City Department of Health and Restaurant Associates to determine if the cause of these symptoms was food-based.

• January 07, 2010
  "China Tainted Milk Problem Kept Secret for Months"
  China enacted a food safety law early last year following the 2008 tainted milk scandal in which six children died and more than 300,000 fell sick after drinking baby formula contaminated with an industrial chemical. Now, authorities must immediately tell the public when food products have been found unsafe for consumption.

• January 04, 2010
  "Sestak to introduce bill on food-recall notification"
  U.S. Rep. Joseph Sestak, D-7, of Edgmont, said he intends to introduce improved communications between federal food oversight agencies and food-recall notification protocols for schools in a companion bill to legislation U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., introduced in September.

• January 03, 2010
  "Hot food issues ready to boil over this year"
  Nutrition and public policy expert Marion Nestle answer's reader's questions and lists the 10 hot-button issues in 2010: hunger, childhood obesity, food safety regulation, food advertising and labels, meat, sustainable agriculture, genetically modified foods, chemical contaminants, salt, and new dietary guidelines.

• December 30, 2009
  "We Need a Stronger Food Safety System"
  Des Moines Register guest columnists commend Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin for leading his colleagues in unanimously approving the Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510) in committee.

• December 21, 2009
  "Food Safety Tops List of Stories in 2009"
  Food safety concerns topped the list of food stories of 2009. Issues involving E. coli in ground beef and salmonella in nuts as well as Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported an estimated 76 million cases of foodborne illness annually in the U.S., hospitalizing more than 300,000 and killing 5,000.

• December 21, 2009
  "The 76 Million Food Victims"
  An editorial from The New York Times, which appeared in print on December 21, 2009, on page A30 of the New York edition.

• December 20, 2009
  "Food safety laws in need of updating"
  During this holiday season, Kathleen Chrismer, her family and many others throughout Nevada and the rest of the country share a common hope: improved safety of our food supply.

• November 23, 2009
  Pew Food and Consumer Product Director Discusses New Foodborne Illness Report on C-SPAN
  Erik Olson introduces a new foodborne illness report that examines potential life-long complications caused by infections and what can be done to prevent the spread of the contamination.

• December 18, 2009
  "HELP Committee Passes Bill to Strengthen Public Faith in Food Supply"
  The HELP Committee unanimously approved S. 510, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act. Enzi was a co-sponsor of the bill.

• November 18, 2009
  "Food safety bill should be passed by the end of the year."
  Sandy Eskin, director of the Food Safety Campaign for the Pew Health Group, calls the Senate to act to make our food safe.

• November 18, 2009
  "Senate Panel OKs Giving FDA More Power to Police Food Safety"
  The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions unanimously passed a bill that would give the Food and Drug Administration power to set safety standards for fresh produce in order to prevent outbreaks.

• November 17, 2009
  "Poll finds state voters support federal enforcement to prevent food poisoning"
  Eighty-eight percent of Wyoming voters support legislation to give the federal government new authority to make food safe.

• November 12, 2009
  "Food-borne infections endanger long-term health, especially for kids"
  Salmonella. Campylobacter. E. Coli O157:H7. Listeria monocytogenes. These are just a few of the most common food-borne pathogens responsible for possible long-term health consequences, according to the Center for Foodborne Illness Research and Prevention.

• November 12, 2009
  "Food-borne ills can have lasting consequences"
  The five most common food-borne diseases can cause life-long complications including kidney failure, paralysis, seizures, hearing or visual impairments and mental retardation, Researchers at the Center for Foodborne Illness Research and Prevention have found.

• November 12, 2009
  "Advocates Press Congress To Pass Food Safety Bill"
  Is there enough momentum in Congress to pass two health bills this year? A coalition of food safety researchers and advocates are pressing for health reform via food safety.

• November 10, 2009
  "3 Years After E. Coli Outbreak, Is Spinach Safer?"
  Three years after an E. coli outbreak, thought to be linked to spinach, took three lives and left 205 people sick, Good Morning America discovered there are no requirements to test salad products before they get to market.

• October 23, 2009
  "FDA Seeks Funds for Food Safety"
  FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg told the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee that the agency wants Senate bill, S. 510: FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, to look more like legislation the House approved July. The legislation would require the FDA to act proactively toward outbreaks of illness due to food contamination.

• October 23, 2009
  "Food Safety Reform Bill Near Reality"
  In Waterloo, Iowa, it took Karen Hibben-Levi six months to recover from eating contaminated lettuce in a Taco John's burrito in December 2006. When the Senate health committee announced hearings for legislation that would give the FDA legal authority to recall contaminated food, she was grateful to witness the broad, growing bipartisan support for an overhaul of the nation's food safety system.

• October 22, 2009
  "Bill Giving FDA New Powers to Oversee Food Supply Has Wide Support"
  Pending legislation requiring the Food and Drug Administration to increase inspections of food facilities, to issue new rules to improve the quality of imported food and to combat contaminants in fresh produce has wide bipartisan support and hinges on a rare agreement between consumer groups and the food industry.