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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
