DeLauro: FDA Needs To Stop Stalling On Food Safety Implementation

Announces Yet another Delay to Critical Food SafetyRules

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) releasedthe following statement today on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'sannouncement they are once again delaying the close of the comment period fortwo-already overdue food safety rules intended to prevent foodborne illness andrequired by the Food Safety Modernization Act. The first delay occurred onFebruary 15 and was supposed to last until May 16. More information about therules can be found here.

"These overdue rules, along with the others still delayed,must be finalized and implemented to better ensure the safety of our food. Timeand again, I have asked this to be done in a robust, timely fashion. Unfortunately,special interests are still winning and American consumers are losing as we allwait for a law signed more than two years ago to finally go into effect.American families deserve better and I will question Commissioner Hamburgclosely about this when she testifies before Congress this Friday."