Senators Call on Obama for Increased NARMS Funding By Lydia Zuraw  Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) are urging the president to include $15 million in his fiscal year 2016 budget request for the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS), which tracks antibiotic resistance in foodborne pathogens. The letter, which was sent Monday, stated that the increase would "significantly improve our... Continue ReadingParnell Brothers Post Bond, Released Until Sentencing By Dan Flynn  Stewart and Michael Parnell posted secured bonds on Monday morning to obtain their release until sentencing, according to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. The bonds, $150,000 for Stewart Parnell, 60, and $100,000 for Michael Parnell, 55, were both secured by cash deposited with the court. With the bonds, the brothers... Continue ReadingEPA Sued to Ban Neurotoxic Insecticide Use on Crops By News Desk  Last week, the Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), asking the court to ban chlorpyrifos, an insecticide that can interfere with the brain development of fetuses, infants and children. Chlorpyrifos can cause nausea, dizziness and confusion, and, at very high exposures, respiratory paralysis and... Continue ReadingFDA's 2014 Food Safety Challenge: Salmonella in Fresh Produce By David G. White  Even with one of the safest food supplies in the world, 1 in 6 Americans is sickened by foodborne illness each year, resulting in thousands of deaths and billions of dollars in health care costs. That's why my colleagues and I are excited to announce the 2014 FDA Food Safety Challenge, the FDA's first open... Continue ReadingMore Food Safety News | 
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