"WASHINGTON — A sweeping food safety bill intended to curb food-borne illness advanced in the Senate on Wednesday even as a proposed amendment to limit a controversial chemical found in food and drink containers died.
The $1.4 billion food safety bill, which would give the Food and Drug Administration broader powers to inspect processing plants and recall tainted products, cleared a procedural hurdle in the Senate, setting it up as a top measure for Congress to address in its year-end session..."
