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Carol Tucker-Foreman
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Carol L. Tucker-Foreman, distinguished fellow in food policy at Consumer Federation of America, has had a major influence on food policy in the U.S. over the past 30 years. As assistant secretary of agriculture for food and consumer services in the Carter Administration she led the successful campaigns to pass food stamp reform legislation and publish the first Dietary Guidelines for Americans. In 1986 she founded the Safe Food Coalition, a group of consumer, public health and trade union organizations that work to strengthen U.S. food safety policies. The group played a major role in persuading the USDA to adopt modern inspection methods to reduce foodborne illness.

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A Vital Step Toward Safer Food

Posted May 6, 2010 | 16:51:42 (EST)

Andrew Kimbrell makes a strong argument that the U.S. food safety system is not protecting us and our families against foodborne illness. He cites well-known government statistics that each year millions of Americans get sick after eating food contaminated with pathogens such as Salmonella, E. coli O157:H7, Listeria...

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The Myth About Food Safety Legislation and Small Farmers

Posted September 16, 2009 | 14:09:00 (EST)

Supporters of local and organic food should be substantially reassured that the new food safety legislation working its way through Congress does not place an inordinate burden on small and organic growers.

The Packer, a trade publication for the produce industry, reported Sept 14 that FDA Commissioner Peggy Hamburg pledged...

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