Food Safety - Two Days After Large Tomato Recall, Bush Asks Congress To Give More Money to FDA

WASHINGTON — Two days after announcing a large-scale recall of raw tomatoes, the Bush administration asked Congress on Monday to give the Food and Drug Administration an additional $275 million in next year’s budget to help improve the safety of the nation’s food supply.

“I would like to once again strongly urge Congress to act quickly to enhance the safety of food and medical products,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Michael O. Leavitt in an evening conference call with reporters.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/10/washington/10fda.html?ref=us

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