Press Releases
Press Releases
| Date | Press Releases | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2009 |
Advocates Urge Senate to Pass Food Safety Legislation Today, victims of foodborne illness, their families, concerned parents of young children and members of the Make Our Food Safe coalition hand-delivered lunch bags that detail potential hazards in common lunch items to every member of the United States Senate in Washington, D.C., as well as several in-state Senate offices. |
Food Hazards |
| Sep 8, 2009 |
Pew-Commissioned Poll Finds Large Majority of Americans Want Stronger Food Safety Rules Among likely voters surveyed across the nation, about 9 in 10 support the federal government adopting additional food safety measures, and 64 percent believe that imported foods are often or sometimes unsafe, according to a new Pew-commissioned poll by the bipartisan team of Hart Research and Public Opinion Strategies. |
Food Hazards |
| Sep 3, 2009 |
U.S. Sen. Harkin: Statement on The Pew Charitable Trusts Forum on Food Safety The office of Iowa Senator Tom Harkin issued the following news release. |
Food Hazards |
| Sep 2, 2009 |
Pew-Commissioned Poll Finds Nine in Ten Iowa Voters Support More Government Oversight of Food Ninety percent of voting Iowans believe the government should be given additional authority to ensure the food they eat does not make them sick, according to a new poll commissioned by The Pew Charitable Trusts and conducted by Hart Research and Public Opinion Strategies. |
Food Hazards |
| Jul 30, 2009 |
Pew Statement on House Passage of Food Safety Legislation Erik D. Olson, Director of Food and Consumer Product Safety at The Pew Charitable Trusts, issued the following statement. |
Food Hazards |
| Feb 11, 2009 |
Improving the Food Safety System Erik Olson, director of chemical and food safety programs with Pew Health & Human Services Policy, issued the following statement at today’s House Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Hearing on the recent peanut-related salmonella outbreak. |
Food Hazards |
| Feb 4, 2009 |
"In the midst of an ongoing peanut product recall, the introduction of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) could not be more timely." |
Food Hazards |
| Apr 2, 2013 |
An examination of a Salmonella Heidelberg outbreak linked to ground turkey illustrates that health authorities must be more aggressive in their efforts to detect and respond to foodborne illnesses, according to a new report by The Pew Charitable Trusts, titled “Too Slow: An Analysis of the 2011 Salmonella Ground Turkey Outbreak and Recommendations for Improving Detection and Response.” In all, the contaminated food sickened a reported 136 people in the United States, hospitalized 37 and killed one, according to government data. |
Food Safety |
| Jan 4, 2013 |
Pew Thanks President Obama for Fulfilling Promise to Make Our Food Safe Erik Olson, director of food programs at The Pew Charitable Trusts, issues the following statement on Jan. 4, 2013 release of major draft regulations to implement the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), which President Barack Obama signed two years prior on Jan. 4, 2011. |
Food Safety |
| Sep 29, 2010 |
New Analysis of Major U.S. Trade Partners Shows Produce-Safety Regulatory Progress A number of major countries exporting fresh vegetables and fruit into the United States have modernized food-safety laws and regulations over the past two decades to emphasize preventive measures, according to new report released today by the Produce Safety Project (PSP) at Georgetown University. The report, “Legal and Regulatory Frameworks Governing the Growing, Packing and Handling of Fresh Produce in Countries Exporting to the U.S.,” presents a series of case studies examining five of the top 10 U.S. produce trade partners – Canada, Chile, China, Mexico and Peru. The report was written by Monachus Consulting, an international agricultural industry consulting firm based in Canada. |
Food Safety |
