The New York Times
Tue, November 30, 2010 -- 10:34 AM ET
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Senate Passes Overhaul of Food Safety Regulations
The Senate passed a sweeping overhaul of the nation's
food-safety system on Tuesday that would give the Food and
Drug Administration new powers to order recalls of tainted
foods, increase inspections, oversee farming and demand
accountability from food companies. The vote was 73-25 in
favor.
The bill attracted support from major food makers as well as
consumer advocates after a series of problems with tainted
eggs, peanut butter and spinach sickened thousands of people.
Despite unusual bipartisan support on Capitol Hill and a
strong push from the Obama administration, though, the bill
could still die, because there might not be enough time left
in the session for the usual haggling between the Senate and
House of Representatives, which passed its own version of the
bill last year. Top House Democrats have said that they would
consider simply passing the Senate version to speed approval.
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