New York Senator Calls for FDA Recall Reform

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) slammed the FDA over the weekend for not being fast enough in recalling potentially dangerous food, calling for a top-to-bottom review of the agency’s process, Politico reported.

“Delays in getting bad food off store shelves is just a recipe for disaster,” Schumer said in a characteristically searing press release on Sunday. “That’s why the FDA must come to the table with a healthy, new plan, detailing how they will revamp and execute a reformed food recall process. One that gets potentially contaminated food off the shelves before Americans risk getting sick, not after.”

The call for reform comes on the heels of a major expansion of the General Mills E. coli flour recall. Last week, the company expanded its recall by 15 million pounds of flour, bringing the total to 45 million pounds — all stemming from a 21-state E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least 46 people. According to the CDC, related illnesses date back to December 2015. Product was first recalled at the end of May.

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Source: Politico