Food Safety

After millions of meat and produce items were pulled off the shelves at grocery stores nationwide over listeria concerns, some lawmakers, including Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Rep. Rosa DeLauro, are pushing for legislation that would create a new federal agency to oversee food safety.

After millions of meat and produce items were pulled off the shelves at grocery stores nationwide over listeria concerns, some lawmakers are pushing legislation that would create a new federal agency to oversee food safety. The Federal Food Administration Act is co-sponsored by Sen. Richard Blumenthal and is led by Rep. Rosa DeLauro in the House and Majority Whip Sen….

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention didn’t mandate a food recall as of early Saturday, because it remains unclear what specific products have been contaminated with the bacteria now blamed for two deaths and 28 hospitalizations across 12 states.