December 17, 2009
The Food Standards Agency is hoping to reduce the number of food safety clangers that are served up this Christmas, with its Christmas food safety advertising campaign…
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December 17, 2009
Through strict food safety procedures and employee training, school nutrition programs maintain an excellent food safety record. The School Nutrition Association (SNA) and its members support strong food safety standards and the effective enforcement of those standards…
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December 11, 2009
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius commended the Department of Homeland Security for opening a center devoted to ensuring the safety of foods imported to the United States. The Commercial Targeting and Analysis Center (CTAC) for Import Safety is operating under the direction of Customs and Border Protection (CBP)…
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December 3, 2009
Recalls of ground beef, peanut butter, and other foods have done more than raise public awareness and concern about food safety. They also are quietly fueling a boom in the market for food testing equipment and fostering new food safety regulations. That’s the topic of the two-part cover story in the current issue of Chemical & Engineering News, (C&EN) ACS’ weekly newsmagazine…
November 28, 2009
Revised guidelines for assessing the microbiological safety of ready-to-eat foods placed on the market are being launched by the Health Protection Agency today. This latest revision has a different emphasis than previous versions. They are risk based focusing on public health, consumer protection, and provide advice on actions and investigations which should be considered.
November 20, 2009
Sandra Eskin, director of the Pew Health Group’s Food Safety Campaign, has issued the following statement regarding the markup of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act by the Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions Committee: “The Pew Health Group applauds the members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) Committee for approving the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510) today.
November 18, 2009
b>Food Safety Reform Legislation Clears HELP Committee/b>br/>WASHINGTONAmericans may soon be able to enjoy their peanuts, peppers, spinach and cookie dough with greater confidence that those foods are safe to eat if the full Senate passes the food safety legislation that cleared a key committee today. The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510), offered by Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Tom Harkin (D-IA), was passed unanimously in the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee.
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October 14, 2009
b>CSPI Says Gaps in Import Safety Controls Identified are Troubling/b>br/>WASHINGTONMultiple agencies share responsibility for ensuring the safety of the increasing volume of imported food, including the Food and Drug Administration, the Agriculture Departments Food Safety and Inspection Service, and Homeland Securitys Customs and Border Protection division. But in a report made public yesterday, the Government Accountability Office found that those agencies efforts are hampered by what the GAO said are gaps in enforcement and collaboration.
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July 29, 2009
b>Food Safety Reform Legislation Passes House, Heads to Senate/b>br/>WASHINGTONAfter years of outbreaks of foodborne illness connected to everything from peanuts to peppers to pet food, and most recently, cookie dough, legislation to reform the nations food safety system has passed the House of Representatives and is headed to the Senate. The nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest hailed the House passage of the Food Safety Enhancement as an urgently needed step to help restore Americans confidence in the food supply.
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