FDA would have to scale back its food safety activities, such as inspections and enforcement actions, if the government shuts down this week, according to an HHS contingency plan . The plan comes shortly after Acting FDA Commissioner Stephen Ostroff pressed Senate appropriators to increase food safety funding, and a recent FDA Science Board report expressed concern about weaknesses in FDA's food program. Food safety received heightened attention when Blue Bell Creameries ice cream products were recalled earlier this year...