The U.S. Senate is expected to vote on a sweeping overhaul of the food safety laws within a few days. As it is currently written, S….
Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510): Tester-Hagan Amendment Q&A
Healthy Local Foods Amendment – Senators Jon Tester and Kay Hagan The U.S. Senate is about to pass sweeping legislation providing Food and Drug Administration oversight over…
Action Alert: Protect Local Foods by Calling Your Senators
The Senate comes back into session this week, and food safety is expected to be high on its agenda. In November of 2009, the Senate Committee…
Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510): “Produce Standards”
Background: Section 105 of S. 510 seeks to address the incidence of food-borne pathogens in raw agricultural commodities by authorizing FDA to issue standards for production and…
Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510): Regulation of “Facilities”
Background: When Congress passed the Public Health Security and Bioterrrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002, it set into place a federal requirement for all food “facilities”…