Media Coverage
Media Coverage
| Date | Media Coverage | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 2013 |
''FDA Moves on New Food Safety Rules'' "The FDA proposed new rules today that would require US food distributors to implement additional measures to combat food-borne illness. The guidelines are aimed at improving food handling in both the agriculture and manufacturing sectors after a series of recent disease outbreaks in peanuts, cantaloupe, cheese, and leafy green vegetables that killed scores of Americans." Source: abcnews.com |
Food Safety |
| Jan 7, 2013 |
''FDA Releases Rules to Strengthen Safety of Food Supply'' "Looking for a little weekend reading? The Food and Drug Administration has just the thing. On Friday, the agency released two proposed rules designed to boost the safety of the nation's food supply, encompassing hundreds of pages. One rule covers operations at fruit and vegetable farms, focusing on those foods that we eat raw and have been the subject of several recent recalls." Source: National Public Radio |
Food Safety |
| Jan 7, 2013 |
'''New Era' in Food-Safety Rules to be Dished Out'' "After two years of delay, the Food and Drug Administration announced Friday, Jan. 4 that rules putting the United States at the forefront of food safety worldwide are finally moving forward." Source: USA TODAY |
Food Safety |
| Jan 7, 2013 |
''FDA Begins Implementing Sweeping Food-Safety Law'' "The Obama administration moved ahead Friday with the first major overhaul of the nation’s food-safety system in more than 70 years, proposing tough new standards for fruit and vegetable producers and food manufacturers." Source: The Washington Post |
Food Safety |
| Jan 7, 2013 |
''FSMA Regulations On Produce, Manufactured Food Finally Released For Public Comment'' The Food and Drug Administration released two of the five major regulations tied to the Food Safety Modernization Act for public comment on Friday, the second anniversary of the bill's passage. The newly released rules, arguably the most important two of the five, span a whopping 1,236 pages and regulate food safety protocols for produce and manufactured foods, respectively. Source: Huffington Post |
Food Safety |
| Jan 4, 2013 |
''F.D.A. Offers Sweeping Rules to Stop Food Contamination'' Sandra Eskin, director of the safe food campaign at the Pew Charitable Trusts, is interviewed by The New York Times about the new FDA rules to prevent food contamination. Source: The New York Times |
Food Safety |
| Jan 2, 2013 |
A Mother's Plea for Swifter Implementation of Food Safety Regulations An opinion editorial written by Kathleen Chrismer about the need for swift approval and implementation of new food safety regulations. Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal |
Food Safety |
| Oct 11, 2012 |
''As Food Recalls Mount, White House Still Lingering Over New Safety Rules'' Families who've lost loved ones to foodborne illnesses have watched with alarm in recent months as producers have recalled mangoes, cantaloupe, ricotta cheese, dog food and peanut butter after people were sickened by the tainted goods. A landmark food safety law passed nearly two years ago was supposed to help curtail such outbreaks. But the Obama administration has yet to issue the final rules that will give the Food and Drug Administration more authority over food producers. Source: McClatchy Newspapers |
Food Safety |
| Sep 25, 2012 |
''Peanut Butter Recall Widens To Other Nut Butters After Salmonella Outbreak'' Late Friday, Trader Joe's announced a voluntary recall of its Salted Valencia Peanut Butter because it may have been contaminated with a rare strain of salmonella. These recalls remind us that much of our food chain is dependent on just a handful of suppliers. More consumers are affected when fewer companies supply a larger portion of the market says Sandra Eskin, project director of the food safety campaign at the Pew Health Group. Source: National Public Radio |
Food Safety |
| Sep 19, 2012 |
''Foodborne Illness Victim Becomes a Poster Child For Change'' Since the 2006 death of two-year-old Kyle Allgood, his parents have become advocates for better food safety regulations. They are currently involved in a campaign to implement the Food Safety Modernization Act, a law signed by President Barack Obama in January 2011. Source: Boise Weekly |
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