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FDA Seeks Funds for Food Safety
A Senate bill to overhaul food safety and expand FDA oversight needs to be stronger and include more funding and authority, the head of the agency tol... continue reading »
Durbin Wants FDA to Tighten Food Inspections
Who's checking your food to make sure it's safe?
It's the Food and Drug Administration's job, but the agency is short on people,... continue reading »
Genomes of Two Popular Research Strains of E. coli Sequenced
An international team of researchers from the United States, Korea, and France has sequenced and analyzed the genomes of two important laboratory stra... continue reading »
New Item on the School Cafeteria Menu: a Calorie Limit?
The Institute of Medicine has new recommendations for the federal programs that provide breakfast and lunch in primary and secondary schools, and for ... continue reading »
Bagged Salad Going Under the Microscope
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has launched a study to follow bagged salads from the farmer's field to the grocery aisle in hopes of learning why ... continue reading »
Bagged Salad Going Under the Microscope
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has launched a study to follow bagged salads from the farmer's field to the grocery aisle in hopes of learning why ... continue reading »
Survey of State Health Departments Underscores Gaps in Foodborne Illness Response
Oct. 30, 2009 - A survey of state health departments regarding their capacity to track produce-related foodborne
illnesses found that t... continue reading »
News You Missed This Week
Leafy greens news was prevalent on the Web this week.
At the end of last week, Ippolito International of Salinas, Calif., recall... continue reading »
Obama Drops Rule Aimed at Immigrants’ Bosses
The Obama administration has repealed a rule that would have threatened employers with prosecution unless they fired workers whose Social Security num... continue reading »
News You Missed This Week
The Department of Homeland Security dropped the "no-match rule" that immigrant advocates, labor unions and business associations all opposed. The San ... continue reading »
