Citing fragmented food safety oversight, which is split up between 15 federal agencies, two lawmakers want Congress to scrap the current system and the ineffective laws that regulate it. The Safe Food Act could weave the patchwork system “where no single voice guides industry, retailers and consumers” into a seamless force for safer food in the United States according to sponsors, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-IL, and Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-CT. The pair introduced similar legislation in 1999. Senate co-sponsors...
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The pork industry wants the regulation of livestock genome editing transferred to the USDA from the Food and Drug Administration. The USDA already regulates genome editing of plants. To support the transfer, an industry trade association has launched the “Keep America First in Agriculture” campaign. The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) is sponsoring the effort. Dan Kovich, NPPC’s deputy director for science and technology, says gene editing is a powerful new way to combat animal diseases. Genome...
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The sandwich producer at the center of a Listeria outbreak that has killed five people in England has been given permission to restart activity. The Good Food Chain voluntarily ceased production June 5 and withdrew all products that remained within date parameters. A total of 43 hospital operations across England were supplied with the company’s pre-packed sandwiches and salads. The University Caterers Organization (TUCO) also revealed the firm supplied a few of its members. The Food Standards...
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Public Health England is investigating an outbreak of Hepatitis A linked to food eaten at a school canteen. A total of 17 people with Hepatitis A have been confirmed connected to Outwood Academy in Ripon, a city in North Yorkshire. Three other people have Hepatitis A in the Ripon area, but the source of illness for these patients remains under investigation. At least two staff members at the school were confirmed with Hepatitis A infections. The school was not advised to close. Public Health England...
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