Posts Tagged ‘salmonella’
The Food Safety and Modernization Act: a Small Farmer’s Perspective (video)
The nation’s first comprehensive food safety legislation just barely passed the recent lameduck session of Congress.
Michael R. Taylor, J.D., Deputy Commissioner for Foods
January 14, 2010 This from the FDA newsroom: “Michael R. Taylor, J.D., was named Deputy Commissioner for Foods at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, on Jan. 13, 2010. He is the first individual to hold the position, which was created along with a new Office of Foods in August 2009 to elevate the leadership [...]
FDA Expands Peanut Butter Products Recall In Latest Salmonella Scare
January 30, 2009 Latest salmonella contamination outbreak underscores urgent need for restructuring of the nations food safety regulations, enforcement, and oversight authority. In what may be the largest food scare in US history, The Food and Drug Administration, in conjunction with the Center For Disease Control, Georgia Department of Agriculture, and other State Health Agencies [...]


