Food safety ripe for oversight change, lawmakers say Reuters via Yahoo! News
U.S. lawmakers vowed on Monday to make food safety a top priority when the new Democratic-led Congress convenes in January following a recent series of high-profile illnesses caused by the potentially deadly E. coli bacteria.
Calls For A New Food Safety Regulatory Agency Follow Spinach Tragedy Science Daily
The recent contamination of spinach with E. coli bacteria is fostering renewed calls for a single, independent federal food safety agency that would regulate animal and plant production in an integrated way, according to an article scheduled for the Dec. 11 issue of the American Chemical Society's weekly news magazine, Chemical & Engineering News.
Eat To Live: Food safety giants battle UPI
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- With globalization bringing us foods from places we probably couldn't find on the map, it's a relief to know that there are official bodies out there whose job is to stay vigilant over food safety.
Top 10 tips for holiday food safety Sidney Herald-Leader
(NAPSA) - When making your list and checking it twice, don’t forget about food safety during the holiday season.
Farm minister to discuss food safety with supermarket chains Budapest Business Journal
Farm minister József Gráf announced on Monday plans to meet representatives of large supermarket chains to discuss the food safety issues raised by the recent sell-by-date fraud.
Outbreaks Reveal Holes In U.S. Food Safety Net Free Internet Press
First it was spinach. Then tomatoes. Now possibly green onions. Over the past three months, fresh produce has been the culprit in one episode of food-borne illness after another, the latest an E. coli outbreak that appears to be linked to green onions served at Taco Bell restaurants in the Northeast. More than 60 people have been sickened in that outbreak. The patchwork of federal and state
Food safety considered in light of E.coli UPI
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. officials have known for years that new food handling regulations were needed and recent E.coli outbreaks may result in changes, The New York Times said.
EU imposes new food rules on Bulgaria, Romania AlertNet
Source: Reuters (Adds Russian comment in paragraphs 4-5) By Darren Ennis BRUSSELS, Dec 11 (Reuters) - European Union food safety experts have tightened rules on Bulgaria and Romania to restrict their milk, meat
EU adopts new food safety measures Sharewatch
Russia, which has already slapped a ban on imports of meat and some other foodstuffs from EU member Poland, has voiced concern about the safety of products from Bulgaria and Romania, which will join the European bloc next month.
EFSA calls for data on food colours Food Production Daily
11/12/2006 - Europe's food safety authority has called for data on food colours as part of a systematic re-evaluation of all authorised food additives in the EU.

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