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FDA Overhaul Finally Passes
Thursday, January 6, 2011
The lame duck session did have its victories, and the new food safety act is the biggest. After a long and tortuous legislative journey, the FDA Modernization Act, a fundamental recalibration of the nation’s food safety system, has finally passed Congress and was signed by President Obama on January 4. In amending the Federal Food, [...]
Continue reading...Congress Approves Child Nutrition Bill
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
WASHINGTON — Congress gave final approval on Thursday to a child nutrition bill that expands the school lunch program and sets new standards to improve the quality of school meals, with more fruits and vegetables. Michelle Obama lobbied for the bill as a way to combat obesity and hunger. About half of the $4.5 billion [...]
Continue reading...Panel Toughens Penalties for Food Safety Violators
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Certain food safety violations would be felonies, rather than misdemeanor offenses, under a bill approved September 23rd by the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. The legislation, S. 3767 or the Food Safety Accountability Act, was introduced just weeks ago by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), chairman of the committee. If passed, the bill would make it a crime [...]
Continue reading...The Allergy Issue
Friday, September 24, 2010
The number of consumers suffering from food allergies is growing. Are you making menu promises you can’t keep? When Matt Mitchell was four years old, his parents took him out one night to McDonald’s for a hamburger. But when he bit into it, he tasted cheese. For most people, getting the wrong order is, at [...]
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Monday, March 14, 2011
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