Following recent foodborne illness outbreaks, Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois and Congressmember Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut are endorsing legislation to create a single Food Safety Agency and fundamentally restructure U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The legislation, known as The Food Safety Administration Act of 2022, proposes establishing the Food Safety Administration under the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The Act would consolidate existing food programs within FDA and create a separate agency specifically for food safety regulation within HHS.

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