• 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 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
  "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.

• 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.

• 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 10, 2009
  Give the People What They Want: Make Our Food Safe for the Holidays
  Everyone wants safer food. And nearly everyone wants legislation that would give the Food and Drug Administration new, long overdue authority and resources to improve the United States' food safety system.

• December 08, 2009
  Now is the time to pass food safety legislation
  Legislation that will improve the nation's food safety is poised for a vote in the Senate, but it is up to Majority Leader Harry Reid (NV) to bring it to the floor for a vote.

• 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.

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