A senior agricultural representative has called for the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be divided between food safety and drug device safety responsibilities.
Rosa DeLauro, chairwoman of the House agriculture approportions subcommittee, said that legislation proposing the split would be introduced later this month.
In the announcement, which came at a hearing on the recent Salmonella outbreak investigation, Ms DeLauro said that she would look to put in place the Food Safety Administration within the department of Health and Human Services.
The legislation would see food safety issues currently handled by the FDA passed to the Food Safety Administration, The Packer reported.
'To be sure, our ultimate goal must remain an independent, single food agency, but I believe that in order to begin fixing our broken system, we must act now - and this is the best way forward,' she said.
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