WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Dick Durbin issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) reintroduced the Federal Food Administration Act, legislation that would streamline our food safety system by consolidating the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) food oversight responsibilities into a single agency dedicated to keeping the foods Americans eat safe.
"The sad reality is that FDA has failed to protect Americans from preventable foodborne illnesses and death. In recent years, FDA has failed to protect babies from bacterial infections in their infant formula and lead-tainted applesauce pouches," said Durbin. "This is why Congresswoman DeLauro and I a...