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22 Mar 2011, 2:59 am
" Beef trim is often added to hamburgers to keep costs down to consumers.In 2009, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) was worried enough about beef trim that she asked the USDA's Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to launch an investigation of how beef is tested.Specifically, she asked the Inspector General to look into the scientific merits and identify any shortcomings of  USDA's N-60 testing system for beef.The N-60 system requires USDA's Food… [read post]
2 Mar 2011, 1:59 am
Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), former chair of the subcommittee, pressed Vilsack on the issue. [read post]
2 Mar 2011, 1:59 am
Rosa DeLauro, D-CT, a longtime advocate of a the need to consolidate food safety functions into a single, independent agency, released a statement vowing to reintroduce such a bill. [read post]
13 Feb 2011, 7:45 am by by PritzkerLaw
Salmonella outbreak victims killed or sickened by peanut products distributed by now-defunct Peanut Corporation of America deserve a renewed criminal investigation of acts of negligence by company officials, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro has said. [read post]
12 Feb 2011, 5:25 am by Glenn Reynolds
Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), was intoxicated when she died in an accident last month, according to an autopsy report. [read post]
12 Feb 2011, 1:59 am
We've been waiting a long time for this," said Hurley at the news conference.Though no federal agency will comment on the status of the case, multiple sources in and outside of government confirm that there is an ongoing criminal investigation being conducted by the Department of Justice.Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), in a prepared statement, said, "I believe that this tragedy could have been prevented, but our current food safety system is not strong enough to… [read post]
4 Feb 2011, 1:59 am
Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Chef Timothy Cipriano, Executive Director, New Haven Public School Food Services, and New England Patriots' Ron Brace to celebrate the new veggie-filled bar, all part of the administration-backed Salad Bars to Schools program. [read post]
1 Feb 2011, 1:59 am
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Friday asking him for details on the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)'s new interim rule to loosen restrictions on poultry imports from countries, like China, that have faced avian influenza in the past. [read post]
31 Jan 2011, 1:59 am
 The first bill titled, "The Consumer Food Safety Act of 1998," was filed in April of that year by Representative Frank Pallone, with 29 cosponsors, including both Representative Henry Waxman and Representative Rosa DeLauro. [read post]
24 Jan 2011, 1:59 am
Sam Farr (D-CA) will replace Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) as the top Democrat on the House subcommittee that oversees both the U.S. [read post]
13 Jan 2011, 2:52 pm by Michael Markarian
., Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., Bart Stupak, D-Mich., Frank Pallone, D-N.J., Janice Schakowsky, D-Ill., and Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., which should provide much-needed additional safeguards for pet food and could strengthen the Food and Drug Administration’s oversight of the egg industry. [read post]
7 Jan 2011, 1:59 am
"Ranking member on the subcommittee, Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), believes the new law, which she strongly supported, is a "significant step forward for addressing the problems with our current food safety system. [read post]
5 Jan 2011, 1:59 am
Rosa DeLauro, D-Connecticut, in the House, and Durbin in the Senate. [read post]
5 Jan 2011, 1:59 am
Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), a longtime advocate of food safety reform and outgoing chair of the subcommittee that oversees FDA's budget, pushed back against reports of GOP plans to block significant funding increases. [read post]