Congresswoman Seeks Food Safety Specifics

A key lawmaker pressed FDA officials Thursday for specific plans to improve food safety, saying the agency’s proposals to date don’t sound like real change.

”A lot sounds to me like buzzwords from a past administration,” Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., told the Food and Drug Administration’s new acting commissioner at a hearing.

Acting Commissioner Dr. Joshua Sharfstein presented a 2010 budget proposal calling for a big funding increase and new industry user fees to pay for more food safety inspections. But it was short on specifics. Associated Press

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