On today's Your Call we’ll talk about how we regulate imported food, which now accounts for about 15 percent of what we eat in the US. Due to a recent spike in illnesses from contaminated food imports, the Obama administration has proposed tightening up regulations through the Food Safety Modernization Act. What do you want to know about where your food comes from and how it’s processed? Join the conversation on the next Your Call, with Hana Baba and you.
Guests:
Michele Simon, public health lawyer; author of Appetite for Profit: How the Food Industry Undermines Our Health and How Fight Back; and a policy consultant for the Center for Food Safety
Marion Nestle, professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at NYU; blogger for “Food Matters” column in SF Chronicle; and author of “Why Calories Count: From Science to Politics” and“Eat, Drink, Vote: An Illustrated Guide to Food Politics.”
Resources:
Food Politics Blog, Marion Nestle
Eat Drink Politics Blog, Michele Simon
NY Times: F.D.A. Says Importers Must Audit Food Safety
FDA: Strengthening Oversight of Imported Foods
Al Jazeera: Globalisation linked to rash of food scares
Center for Science in the Public Interest: FDA Proposes Rules Aimed at Ensuring Safety of Imported Food
The Daily Meal: The FDA Revamps Food Safety Laws
The Washington Post: FDA unveils rules to make imported food meet U.S. standards
Food Safety Magazine: FSMA Rule Promulgation Marches On, But Final Deadlines Remain Uncertain
Food Safety News: How Did a Hepatitis A Virus Get Into Organic Berries?
Food Safety News: Understanding Food Recalls: The Recall Process Explained
Food Safety News: FSMA: Import Rules May Foster Global Food Safety