Braley Chides Senate for inaction on food safety bill OK'd by House

Jun
Posting Number2
Topic: Health
Title: Braley chides senate for inaction on food safety bill OK'd by House
Writer: Nelson, Josh
Publication name: Waterloo-cedar Falls Courier (IA)
Date of Publication: September 23, 2010
Word Count: about 440 words

Main Idea: Bruce baley, a Democratic congressman from Iowa, criticized the Senate for not passing a health bill regulation bill that could have prevented a large outbreak of salmonella in eggs at Iowa farms. The bill could have reduced the chance of salmonella or other food-born illnesses by increasing the FDA's powers to inspect workplaces and enforce their regulations. The House had passed the bill earlier; however, the bill was shot down in the senate.


Conclusion: Therefore, a few of the owners of egg companies apologized for the contamination and promised for better sanitation in the future. However, some exercised their Fifth Amendment Right and declined to testify to the Senate Committees. Without this necessary reform for a uniform standard in food production, another Large-scale outbreak of disease and another large scale recall of products is inevitable