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Acting Deputy Agriculture Under Secretary for Food Safety Carmen Rottenberg delivered the keynote address at the Consumer Federation of America’s annual food policy conference. Following her…

Dr. Stephen Ostroff was one of three Food and Drug Administration officials who testified at a hearing on food safety. Dr. Ostroff also talked about the budget and appropriations process and…

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret Hamburg and other FDA officials held a teleconference about two new calorie labeling rules for menus and vending machines that w…

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Deputy Food Commissioner Michael Taylor spoke at the Consumer Federation of America food policy conference. In response to criticisms that the Obama admini…

Michael Taylor talked about the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) implementation of the new federal food safety law. He also spoke about the E. coli outbreak in Europe and responded to q…

Panelists spoke about food safety and regulation. They also talked about legislation passed in the House and being considered in the Senate that would give the Food and Drug Administration m…

Recent Salmonella Outbreak PT 2

After a meeting to consider issuing subpoenas, the committee heard testimony about the safety of the nation’s food supply. Topics included the current outbreak of salmonella in tomatoes, the…

Witnesses testified about food safety. This hearing was held after a report to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Science Advisory Board which found that the FDA is under funded, its sci…