WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Fixing the U.S. food system will take a backseat to bigger problems such as the failing economy and healthcare, says Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a report on the year-long implementation of its Food Protection Plan to protect domestic and imported foods.
BEIJING, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration opened an office in Beijing, its first such overseas presence, Chinese officials said.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration opened three offices in China this week as part of an effort to improve the safety of food imported from the Asian nation.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is proposing a rule designed to curb a practice known as "port shopping," which can affect the safety of imported food.
WASHINGTON, July 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says its plan to keep U.S. citizens enjoying one of the safest food supplies in the world shows significant progress.
WASHINGTON, June 12 (UPI) -- A congressional report, coming amid a new contaminated food scare, faults the Bush administration for an alleged lack of food safeguards.
WASHINGTON, April 18 (UPI) -- U.S House of Representatives legislation proposing new fees for food, drug and cosmetic firms drew opposition Friday from a grocery association.
WASHINGTON, March 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the voluntary recall of Food For Life brand spelt grain bread due to a labeling error.
TOKYO, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Japanese officials plan to revise the nation's food sanitation laws to include guarantees that imported food is safe to eat, a report said Friday.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. government does not require food importers to submit the results of private lab tests if those results indicate food is contaminated.
BEIJING, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- The Chinese government reported Monday it had arrested 774 people over the past two months as part of a crackdown on tainted products.
BEIJING, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- China, facing mounting global pressure to improve the safety of its food and drug exports, plans to spend $1.16 billion to upgrade supervision.
CHICAGO, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- An official with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says the United States must take a proactive stance to food safety.
WASHINGTON, July 25 (UPI) -- An anti-globalization lobbying group in Washington says pending trade agreements will make imported food safety problems worse.
