On the Blog: Food Safety Legislation

What’s in the food safety legislation coming to the Senate? Should you be for it or against it? We review some of the issues in a blog post entitled: “The Skinny on Food Safety Legislation.”

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Congress returns from the Thanksgiving holiday this week. Both Houses will debate bills about food.

The House is scheduled to debate S. 3307, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. The bill would reauthorize and amend child nutrition programs, primarily the National School Lunch Program, the School Breakfast Program, and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, through 2015.

Passage of S. 3307 would cost the average U.S. family about $350.

The Senate will take up S. 510, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, which would increase federal regulation of commercially distributed food. Some detail is available in our recent blog post on the bill.

Passage of S. 510 would cost the average U.S. family about $16.00.

S. 3307
The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
Costs $347.92 per family

S. 510
The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act
Costs $16.31 per family

What People Think

The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 43% For, 57% Against Vote on this Bill

The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act 14% For, 86% Against Vote on this Bill

Displayed below are new, updated, and passed items with their cost or savings per family.

New Items

S. 3806
The SECURE Facilities Act of 2010
Costs $2.30 per family

S. 3307
S. 3307, The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
Costs $347.92 per family

Updated Items

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Passed Items

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