Congress Reintroduces Bill Giving FDA Authority to Investigate Corporate Livestock Operations Implicated in Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) has reintroduced the Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act, which would give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the authority to investigate corporate livestock feedlots and confinement operations implicated in foodborne illness outbreaks.
The bill has been endorsed by consumer and food groups such as the Center for Science in the Public Interest, Consumer Reports, the Food Animal Concerns Trust, and the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition.