Durbin proposes food safety in farm bill
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill. announced the inclusion of food safety provisions in the Senate Agriculture Committee's 2007 Farm Bill. The provision would create a congressional Bipartisan Food Safety Commission that would review the nation's food system and recommend ways to improve it. The bill is expected to move to the full Senate floor the week of Oct. 29, Durbin says in an Oct. 25 press release...