Food Safety on 'Back Burner'

Given the increase in cases of food-borne illnesses in recent years, you might think that the can-do Obama administration is going to take swift action, adequately funding the Food and Drug Administration and removing it as much as possible from the vicissitudes of politics. But you'd be wrong. All that might happen, but thanks to the recession and two wars, reforming the FDA will be "on the back burner," the Los Angeles Times reported last week . read more (link)