WASHINGTON, Jul 31 - Last night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 (HR 2749), a landmark bill that gives the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) new powers to protect our families from contaminated food....

"In the past week, tea and lettuce were the latest contaminated food products to get pulled from supermarket shelves," said Schauer. "Following the enrollment of its first class and the recent House approval of funding for the Food Protection Training Institute in Battle Creek, this vote marks another important step forward for this critical project."

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