NRA praises Durbin-Gregg-Kennedy bill

From the NRA today:

(Washington, D.C.) – The National Restaurant Association today thanked U.S. Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL), Judd Gregg (R-NH), Ted Kennedy (D-MA) and Richard Burr (R-NC) for introduction of the bipartisan FDA Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009.

"We are very appreciative of Senator Durbin, Senator Gregg, Senator Kennedy and Senator Burr for taking a needed step forward with introduction of this bill," said National Restaurant Association Executive Vice President for Public Affairs Beth Johnson. "The National Restaurant Association strongly supports reforms to create a stronger and more effective food safety system. We will continue to call for critical assessment and reform of the system, as this bipartisan legislation aims to do."

Senators Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) also cosponsored the bill.

The Association continues to be actively involved in the food safety debate as the issue moves forward in the 111th Congress. The Association recently called on Congressional leaders to quickly enact food safety reform in letters to the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee and the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. The National Restaurant Association will continue to provide leadership that stresses continuous improvement in food safety at the state, federal, and international levels.