Senate Dems Push Swift OMB Review Of Food Safety Rules, Increased Funding

Three Senate health committee senators -- echoing a recent call from House Democrats -- Thursday (Sept. 4) asked OMB to “significantly” increase FDA's budget, rather than rely on unauthorized industry fees to fund Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA) implementation. They also urged the White House Office of Management and Budget to expedite the review of FDA's re-proposed rules under FSMA. “Preventable foodborne illnesses continue to occur in the absence of these new regulations, and the food and feed industries...