Food Safety Advocates Push Lawmakers For $50 Million Approps Increase

A coalition of medical and public health groups pushed Congress for a $50 million dollar increase in 2015 FDA funding so that the agency can implement the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), outlining their request in a letter sent to the Senate and House appropriations committees Wednesday (Oct. 1). “FDA estimates that it needs an additional $300 million over the next two to three years to fully implement FSMA,” the groups say. “As you complete your work on Agriculture Appropriations...