(article, Culinate staff)
So the Food Safety Modernization Act, which passed the House but stalled in the Senate, may finally come up for a Senate vote this week. Over at the Huffington Post yesterday, Alison Rose Levy took a look at both sides of the bill, which has broad support but is making small-scale food producers nervous. Meanwhile, Helena Bottemiller at the blog Food Safety News has been tracking the ruckus over a possible amendment banning bisphenol A from children's food and beverage containers. And for a thorough roundup of the big food-safety picture, check out Make Our Food Safe, "a coalition of public-health organizations, consumer organizations, and groups representing the families of victims of foodborne illness." They've got an easy-to-use form for contacting senators.