After his mother died from eating contaminated peanut butter, Jeff Almer went to Washington to push for legislation that might save others from similar fates. And then he went again. And again. And again. Full Story »
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I get what's at stake, but the reasons for the Senate hold-up need more investigation. I want to know more about this campaign against the bill and the alleged untruths they're peddling. How can I accept the Times' claim that the campaign's messaging contains "untruths" when I only know what one of the claims is?
I think we still have the safest food on the planet. I do believe that it is becoming less safe. It is a problem, I agree it needs to be addressed but bending the truth to suit your argument is still counterproductive and inferior to honest journalism .
. I don't think it has anything to do with the food safety laws. The egg recall is another example of what happens when you have government agents deciding what laws and rules will and won't be enforced. In the last two years we have seen the same theme played out to our detriment by the SEC, FDIC,CID,FBI, Justice, MMS among others. Their refusal to do their jobs resulted in people loosing their homes,there jobs,their savings, their pensions, their lives, their education, their ... More »
You can bet this is the fault of the No Party (Republicans) and it is a real crime that daily cost lives of people of all classes - as all of us eat and SHOULD be able to do so safely.
But the Senate has still not acted to fix many of the flaws in the nation’s food safety system — although a bill to do so has broad bipartisan support, is a priority ... More »
I think this article was very well written. I enjoyed reading it because it is relavent to our lives. The journalist presented me with facts and opinions and took an almost neutral role in the discussion of Food Safety. I think it is very important for this food safety bill to get passed soon because we dont want to eat food that could potentially cause us to have food poisoning. This article was an easy read for me even though it was more based on facts. I felt that the intro to the article was a great attention grabber as well as the ending which left me feeling hopeful that the government is trying hard to pass this bill soon.
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