• 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.

• September 08, 2009
  Large Majority of Americans Want Stronger Food Safety Rules
  About 9 in 10 support the federal government adopting additional food safety measures, and 64 percent believe that imported foods are often or sometimes unsafe, according to a Pew-commissioned poll by the bipartisan team of Hart Research and Public Opinion Strategies.

• 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.

• 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.

• April 12, 2010
  A Message from a Mother
  An open letter from Robyn Allgood, whose 2-year old son Kyle died from an E. Coli infection contracted from contaminated spinach.

• April 08, 2010
  Cost of Foodborne Illness Report Coverage
  A final recap of media coverage from the release of the Cost of Foodborne Illness report, covered by hundreds of newspapers and online outlets, as well as over 256 broadcast stations.

• March 03, 2010
  Foodborne Illness Costs U.S. $152 Billion Annually, Landmark Report Estimates
  Former FDA economist estimates the total economic impact of foodborne illness across the nation to be a combined $152 billion annually.

• January 21, 2010
  Letter to Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell
  Members of the Make Our Food Safe coalition signed a joint letter with industry trade associations in support of moving S. 510.

• January 14, 2010
  Salmonella Victims Press Lawmakers to Keep Promise of Reform
  A year after outbreak of contaminated peanut products, Congress has yet to pass food-safety legislation.

• December 01, 2009
  Coalition Urges Senate to Bring S.510 to the Floor
  This week Coalition members urged senators to bring the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act to the floor as soon as possible.

• November 18, 2009
  Pew Health Group Statement on FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (S.510)
  Sandra Eskin, director of the Pew Health Group Food Safety Campaign, today issued the following statement regarding the markup of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act by the Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions Committee.

• November 12, 2009
  Majority of Voters Support New Government Oversight of Food, Pew Commissioned Poll Finds
  New polls of voters in Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio and Wyoming show overwhelming support for measures that would give the FDA new authority to ensure the food Americans eat does not make them sick.

• November 12, 2009
  Make Our Food Safe for the Holidays
  Over the next several weeks, the U.S. Senate has an historic opportunity to take a major step toward improving food safety for all Americans.

• October 19, 2009
  Foodborne Illness Victims Meet with White House to Push for Food Safety Reform
  Representing the millions of Americans who fall ill each year from contaminated food, victims and relatives of victims appealed to the Obama administration to urge congressional lawmakers to pass food safety legislation this year

• October 06, 2009
  Are We All Crash Test Dummies For the Food Industry?
  As the lead author of the new report just released from Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), The Ten Riskiest Foods Regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, today is another day CSPI staff attorney Sarah Klein will have a tough time putting anything in her mouth.

• October 06, 2009
  New CSPI Report Highlights Ten Riskiest Foods Regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  Ten foods account for nearly 40 percent of all foodborne outbreaks linked to FDA-regulated foods since 1990.

• October 06, 2009
  The Safety of Imported Food?
  The FDA has made the assertion that about half of the food borne illness outbreaks in the U.S. in recent years have come from imported food products.

• September 16, 2009
  The Myth About Food Safety Legislation and Small Farms
  Supporters of local and organic food should be substantially reassured that the new food safety legislation working its way through Congress does not place an inordinate burden on small and organic growers.

• September 14, 2009
  Food Safety Reform Needed Now
  

• September 09, 2009
  Make Our Food Safe Coalition Asks Senators "What's Hiding in Your Lunch?"
  Foodborne Illness Victims, Family Members and Advocates Urge Senate to Pass Food Safety Legislation

• September 08, 2009
  Large Majority of Americans Want Stronger Food Safety Rules
  Among likely voters surveyed across the nation, about 9 in 10 support the federal government adopting additional food safety measures.

• September 02, 2009
  Iowa Voters Support New Food Safety Measures
  

• September 01, 2009
  Current Make Our Food Safe Newspaper Ad
  

• August 17, 2009
  Pew Statement on House Passage of Food Safety Legislation