February 4, 2014
The Food and Drug Administration is proposing new rules to keep food safe while it’s transported. The rules announced Friday are part of a sweeping food safety law signed by President Barack Obama in 2011. They would require many larger …
April 12, 2013
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday it is requesting a budget of $4.7 billion in fiscal 2014, including $295.8 million to implement new food safety regulations. The proposed budget represents an increase over the $4.03 billion included …
October 3, 2011
Outbreaks of listeria and other serious illnesses linked to tainted food are becoming more common, partly because much of what we eat takes a long and winding road from farm to fork. A cantaloupe grown on a Colorado field may …