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S.B. 510: A Food "Safety" Bill or Something Else Entirely?
By James J. Gormley Do you grow heirloom tomatoes you sell on your own property or at a local farmer’s market? If so, you will be in for a whopper of a surprise if Senator Durbin’s Senate Bill 510 (S.B. 510) passes: you may be receiving...
Tags: gormley, james j. gormley, food safety, S.B. 510, food safety modernization act, durbin, dingell, citizens for health, the gormley files
Sen. Gillibrand Calls for Overhaul of Food Safety Regulations
New York City :: NY :: USA | 20 days ago
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) to draft the E. coli Eradication Act, which would require inspections of all ground beef prior to distribution and sale. The new legislation proposes mandatory testing of ground beef at all processing plants on a regular...
Tags: food safety
Food Act to be reviewed (Newstalk ZB)
Auckland :: New Zealand | about 1 month ago
Credibility The Government has announced a review of the 28 year old Food Act. The legislation sets rules around the sale of food and food safety issues such as hygiene. Food Safety Minister Kate Wilkinson says the existing act is outdated, ineffective and inefficient.
Tags: food safety, food act, wilkinson says, Kate Wilkinson, minister kate, safety minister
Berkeley Independent, South Carolina: Notes from Clemson Extension
Columbia :: SC :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility Notes from Clemson Extension Published Tuesday, September 15, 2009 2:46 PM Berkeley Independent Food safety important for all Food safety is an issue that should concern everyone. All of us eat food and want to be assured that the food we eat is safe.
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Listeria probe sparks safety fix
Ottawa :: Canada | about 1 month ago
Credibility Canada is ready to overhaul its food safety system by implementing every change suggested by the head of a sweeping investigation into the deadly outbreak of bacteria linked to ready-to-eat meats. "One year ago we were reminded that the job of keeping...
Tags: food safety, smoked beef, Health Canada, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, beef eye, canadians food
Food Safety versus World Hunger Debates
Consumers want to know who monitors the toxin levels in fish? An excellent debate in nutrition centers on the excessive fears for food safety. Are there true or false expectations as to what improved nutrition can accomplish? I highly recommend...
Tags: food safety, world hunger, debates
CSE condemns industry inclusion in apex food regulatory body
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) strongly condemns the shocking development in the newly set up Food Safety and Standards Authority of India which has inducted as members in its top scientific panels representatives...
Tags: Food Safety
Listeria concerns prompt Maple Leaf wiener recall
Ottawa :: Canada | 3 months ago
Credibility The wieners had been sold in stores nationally. A listeriosis outbreak at a Maple Leaf Foods plant in Toronto last year was linked to the deaths of 22 Canadians and prompted an investigation into food inspection practices around the country. The release...
Tags: listeriosis outbreak, Canada, Listeria, canadians food, Canadian Food Inspection Agencyâ, leaf recalls, Toronto, food safety, deadly listeriosis, food plant
Idaho State Journal: House OKs food safety bill
Washington :: DC :: USA | 3 months ago
Credibility The House has passed a far-reaching food safety bill requiring more government inspections and imposing new penalties on those who violate the law, reacting strongly to an outbreak of salmonella in peanuts that killed at least nine people. The legislation...
Obama commends House passage of food safety bill
Washington :: DC :: USA | 3 months ago
Credibility what it does, what it doesn't do The House of Representatives on Thursday approved a big food safety bill by a 283-142 margin. The legislation could affect every facet of the nation's food supply chain, from farm to grocery store.
Tags: food safety, House of Representatives, U.S. House, safety enhancement, Barack Obama, Food and Drug Administration, enhancement act, FDA
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