Will food get safer this week?

The Senate might finally vote on the Food Safety Modernization Act

By Culinate staff

September 28, 2010

So the Food Safety Modernization Act, which passed the House but stalled in the Senate, may finally come up for a Senate vote this week.

Over at the Huffington Post yesterday, Alison Rose Levy took a look at both sides of the bill, which has broad support but is making small-scale food producers nervous. Meanwhile, Helena Bottemiller at the blog Food Safety News has been tracking the ruckus over a possible amendment banning bisphenol A from children's food and beverage containers.

And for a thorough roundup of the big food-safety picture, check out Make Our Food Safe, “a coalition of public-health organizations, consumer organizations, and groups representing the families of victims of foodborne illness.” They’ve got an easy-to-use form for contacting senators.