The food safety bill appears unlikely to pass this session, but nothing is certain until Congress adjourns.
Amidst Agribusiness' attempts to strip the Tester-Hagan amendment out of the food safety bill, the House had attached the food safety bill (with Tester-Hagan) to an omnibus appropriations bill -- a bill that would fund all of the government functions for the rest of the fiscal year, through September 30, 2011. Last night, due to Republican opposition, Senator Reid withdrew the Senate's version of the omnibus appropriations bill and is now working on a much more limited continuing resolution that would fund the government for only 2 months. The food safety bill might be attached to the continuing resolution, but it does not appear likely.
Stay tuned for whatever comes next! The FDA has already announced its intention to proceed with standards for growing and harvesting crops whether the food safety bill passes or not. And there will undoubtedly be legislators pushing for a new food safety bill next year if this one fails.