New York Senator Proposes Bill Targeting Recalled Food

September 14, 2010

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) is proposing a federal law that would force grocery stores to notify shoppers about food recalls.

Gillibrand said Sunday that under her bill, stores that sell recalled food would be required to post notices in the store, call customers or use coupon technology to alert customers who bought the tainted product.

Eggs from two Iowa farms were linked to as many as 1,500 cases of salmonella poisoning last month, and the companies have recalled more than half a billion eggs.

This past week, milk sold in five Northeastern states was recalled because it might not have been properly pasteurized.

The New York Democrat says that under her bill, the federal Food and Drug Administration would be required to publish a user-friendly list of contaminated products online.

Topics New York

Was this article valuable?

Here are more articles you may enjoy.

Latest Comments

  • September 16, 2010 at 4:35 am
    Loss Control says:
    So much anger, so little compassion. Guess that's what comes with being so intelligent, eh?
  • September 15, 2010 at 6:47 am
    wudchuck says:
    ok, we are fundementally sound that did we think about the costs outside of the box? 1) she's going to introduce the bill - costing her state the funding for a review and pape... read more
  • September 15, 2010 at 3:02 am
    youngin' says:
    I'm sorry, you're absolutely right. I'll make sure to read this bill very carefully before I vote on it.

Add a CommentSee All Comments (25)Add a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

*

More News
More News Features