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by Marion Nestle
Sep
11
2009
Food safety information: all in one place!
If you are trying to keep up with food safety information – and trust me, this is not for the faint-hearted – it has just gotten a little bit easier. The government has launched a new site at http://www.foodsafety.gov/index.html. If we can’t have a single food agency, we can at least have a single food safety site. It’s got a widget to track outbreaks, links to regulatory information, and plenty of advice for consumers. Now, if Congress would just pass some decent food safety laws….