Monday, July 30, 2012

As GOP Guts Food Safety Budgets, New Data Show Illnesses On The Rise

As GOP Guts Food Safety Budgets, New Data Show Illnesses On The Rise: House Republicans have gone to great lengths to block implementation of a new food safety law, while also trying to cut the budgets of agencies that oversee food safety. But new data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention shows just how foolhardy those moves are, as rates of foodborne illnesses are rising: The [...]/p