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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…

Physicians and other health professionals testified on the effects of the BP oil spill and its cleanup efforts on public health and various methods to minimize the negative impacts. Among th…

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…

A hearing was held on the safety and regulation of bagged, pre-washed, or “ready-to-eat” produce. Topics included the proposed nationalization of the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreem…

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…

Secretary of Agriculture, Dan Glickman, briefed reporters on the details of changes in the meat and poultry inspection process.

Agriculture Department officials testified about the Fiscal Year 1997 Federal Budget and appropriations for the Food Safety and Inspection Service.

Following prepared remarks about a proposal to improve the way the government ensures the safety of meat and poultry products, Acting Secretary Richard Rominger and Michael Taylor from the D…

Food experts and government officials testified on chemical residues in food and the possibility of food contamination. The subcommittee recently examined the federal government’s programs t…

Commissioner Kessler, Secretary Sullivan and Deputy Commissioner Taylor spoke in a news conference to announce new regulations concerning the labeling of the nutritional value of consumer fo…

The committee heard testimony from medical administrators and doctors on human tissue transplantation and proposed regulations on tissue banks and transplantation processes. Issues brought u…

Dr. David Kessler, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, introduced members of the FDA’s organizational team during a speech to the Food and Drug Law Institute in Washington, DC.…