CSPI White paper gets nod from DeLauro

Here is a statement from Rep. DeLauro on the 20-page CSPI White Paper on food safety:

DeLauro
Statement on CSPI
Food Safety White Paper

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (Conn.-3) issued the following statement about the white paper from the Center for Science in the Public Interest: “Building a Modern Food Safety System: For FDA Regulated Foods.” “CSPI has drafted a comprehensive document that serves as an excellent reference source for anyone who would question whether our food safety system is broken. CSPI also dispels the notion that food-borne illnesses in the U.S. are insignificant, and reminds us that significant work remains in ensuring the safety of our food supply. “The CSPI document also provides exceptional guiding principles for Congress as we move forward with plans to modernize our food safety system. Many of these principles are being incorporated into the new bill I am drafting– The Food Safety Modernization Act – that would implement a modern food safety system with mandatory recall authority, inspection authority, and science-based performance standards. “I am looking forward to working with my colleagues in Congress to move forward with the ideas in my new bill, and in the CSPI report. The current environment indeed gives me real optimism that reform of the food safety system can be accomplished soon and those of us in Congress should take advantage of this unprecedented opportunity.”