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- Food Industry: Regulate Us Please!
- No one's surprised when food safety groups like the Center for Science in the Public Interest say the Food and Drug Administration is "woefully inadequate" when it comes to protecting our food supply. But when industry itself starts begging the government for more regulation, you know things are bad. ...
- Blog posts 2009-01-28
- Goodbye To Bush Tax Cuts?
- High-income earners may now pay more in taxes if President Obama's budget is passed. The money gained would be put toward programs like healthcare and food safety inspections. Ben Tracy reports.
- Videos 2009-04-15
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- Global food safety group meets with Chinese envoys
- The safety of food imports, particularly from China, has been on the US agenda in many forms recently, including the current discussion in Congress of a bill to overhaul food safety. Last year's melamine-tainted milk scandal and trade tensions created by a ban on imports of Chinese poultry have also...
- News items 2009-11-06
- IFT Food Safety/Produce Safety Experts Available to Respond to FDA Spinach Warning
- CHICAGO, Sept. 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A scientific leader in food science, food safety, food processing and more, the Institute of Food Technologists IFT has specialists who can provide insight and expert commentary on the latest food safety alert issuedCHICAGO, Sept. 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A scientific leader in food...
- Research articles 2006-09-15
- Savvy Buyers Spur Food Safety Innovations in Meat Processing
- Recent industry innovations improving the safety of the Nation's meat supply range from new pathogen tests, high-tech equipment, and supply-chain management systems to new surveillance networks. Innovation, along with diffusion of innovation through imitation, helps lower the cost of safe food and increase consumer choice. Though food safety and food...
- White papers 2004-04-01
- CFSAN names director of food additives.(Regulatory)(Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition)(Brief Article)
- THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINIStration's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition CFSAN in June appointed of Laura Tarantino director of CFSAN's Office of Food Additive Safety OFAS. Tarantino will provide leadership for FDA's food additive safety p THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINIStration's Center for Food...
- Research articles 2004-07-01
- USDA announces unified food safety agenda.(NewsBites)
- Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman has announced a unified food safety research agenda to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of food safety programs--one of several key initiatives USDA is undertaking to enhance food safety and improve food i Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman has announced a...
- Research articles 2003-12-01
- Imported Food Safety "Inconsistent & Unreliable" Says GAO Report
- The United States should halt imports of food from nations that do not meet American food safety standards, according to a report released last week from the General Accounting Office -- FOOD SAFETY; Federal Efforts to Ensure the Safety of Imported FooThe United States should halt imports...
- Research articles 1998-05-18
- September is food safety education month. (News & Events).(Brief Article)
- This September marks the sixth annual National Food Safety Education Month, created by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation's International Food Safety Council and recognized by President Clinton's National Food Safety Initiative. The month-long observance focuses on the importance of food safety education for the...
- Research articles 2000-09-01
- Food safety/testing: focusing on food safety has become an increasingly important fact of life for all supermarkets. NSF International's vice president--retail food safety program Nancy Culotta explains the importance of proper food safety auditing proced
- How can an organization, such as NSF, aid retailers in managing food safety? Nancy Culotta: NSF is the leading global provider of public health and safety risk management solutions. For nearly 60 years, NSF has built public trust in public health and safety. With the acquisition of FreshCheck,...
- Research articles 2003-09-01
- GRANTS FOR FOOD SAFETY.(Food and Drug Administration)(Brief Article)
- GRANTS FOR FOOD SAFETY: The Food and Drug Administration announced the availability of $350,000 in grant funds for the support of an innovative food safety program in fiscal year 2002. FDA anticipates making at least seven awards, not to exceed $50,0 GRANTS FOR FOOD SAFETY: The...
- Research articles 2002-05-27
- FOOD SAFETY MEETING.(USDA and Department of Health and Human Services seek input on food safety issues)(Brief Article)
- FOOD SAFETY MEETING: On July 8, 1998, President Clinton directed the Secretaries of Agriculture and Health and Human Services to develop a plan to create the Joint Institute for Food Safety Research JIFSR. On July 3, 1999, following extensive publi FOOD SAFETY MEETING: On July 8,...
- Research articles 2000-11-27
- USDA launches Food Safety Institute of the Americas.(Food Safety)(Brief Article)
- OFFICIALS FROM THE U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE and dignitaries from other Western Hemisphere countries last month dedicated the Food Safety Institute of the Americas FSIA in Miami to develop and promote effective food safety education and training p OFFICIALS FROM THE U. S. DEPT. OF...
- Research articles 2004-11-01
- Food safety reform bill details released
- Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) last week detailed legislation she plans to introduce next year to streamline the food safety system, including stripping the Food and Drug Administration FDA of its food safety duties, while leaving USDA's food safety operations intact. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) is working with DeLauro...
- Research articles 2007-10-08
- -THE WHITE HOUSE: President calls for full funding for food safety initiative
- M2 PRESSWIRE-7 July 1998-THE WHITE HOUSE: Office of the Press Secretary -- President calls for full funding for food safety initiative C1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:040798 -- And passage of vital food safety legislation In his weekly radio address, the President will call for full funding...
- Research articles 1998-07-07
- -THE WHITE HOUSE: The President announces Food Safety Research Institute
- M2 PRESSWIRE-8 July 1998-THE WHITE HOUSE: Office of the Press Secretary -- The President announces Food Safety Research Institute C1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:040798 July 4, 1998 In his weekly radio address, the President will announce a plan to create a Joint Institute for...
- Research articles 1998-07-08
- Food Safety Institute of the Americas is started in Miami.
- By Jane Bussey, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 14--In an effort to ensure the safety of food imports, the U.S. Department of Agriculture launched the Food Safety Institute of the Americas in Miami on Tuesday to promote food-safety education...
- Research articles 2004-10-14
- Federal & State Food Safety Expenditures Top $1.3 Billion.(inspections)(Brief Article)
- About $1 billion was spent by USDA's Food Safety & Inspection Service and the Food & Drug Administration on food safety activities in 1999, according to a just-published Congressional report. An additional $300 million was expended by state a About $1 billion was spent by USDA's...
- Research articles 2001-03-26
- FDA Report Highlights Food Safety Accomplishments.(Brief Article)
- The Food and Drug Administration FDA has released a Food Safety Progress Report for fiscal year 2000. In the report that describes FDA's activities relating to food safety during the fiscal year ending September 30, the agency spotlights among othe The Food and Drug Administration FDA...
- Research articles 2001-10-08
- Mega-million dollar price tag for food safety. (Regulatory Watch).
- A CAREFUL READING OF THE USDA budget reveals an increased food industry regulation component. USDA's FY2003 budget request for food safety provides $905 million to fund 7,600 inspectors, veterinarians and other food safety officials who regulate and A CAREFUL READING OF THE USDA budget reveals...
- Research articles 2002-05-01
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