Worker Safety

Finally time for food safety?

On Friday the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released two new, but long awaited, food safety rules that are part of Obama’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), which passed two years ago. Food safety advocates have heralded the law as … Continued

Politics

Food safety must go beyond food recall legislation

“There are certain things only a government can do. And one of those things is ensuring that the foods we eat are safe and do not cause us harm.”  - President Obama On January 4, 2011 President Obama signed into … Continued

Blog Highlight: Tabatha on Rape, Racism, and Recent Protests

Originally posted May 17, 2009 on Opposing Bigotry On May 15th, a racist, anti-immigrant group going under the name Oregonian’s For Immigration Reform (OFIR) hosted a demonstration outside a Wendy’s restaurant in Milwaukee, Oregon. In response to media reports of … Continued