In the wake of at least nine deaths, nearly 700 illnesses and more than 3,800 recalls tied to unsanitary conditions at processing plants operated by the Peanut Corp. of America, the role of the third-party auditing companies hired to vet the food...
The food industry is prepared to work with government to “identify and address gaps in our current traceability system,” said Dr. Craig Henry, senior vice president and chief science & regulatory affairs operating officer for the...
Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., will oppose the controversial labor bill known as the Employee Free Choice Act, according to reports yesterday, diminishing chances for the bill in the Senate.
President Obama has unveiled a plan to reform food safety laws and to strengthen the Food and Drug Administration, moves long sought by the food retailing industry. As supermarket operators have been buffeted by recall after recall most recently...
The Grocery Manufacturers Association is pleased with President Obama’s plan to create a work group to coordinate federal food safety efforts.
