CFA Food Policy Inst

Director of Food Policy Institute at the Consumer Federation of America. Tweets about food safety, food policy and other issues.

[CFA Food Policy Inst @CFAFoodPolicy]

Don't miss out on this year's Virtual National Food Policy Conference.

Registration is open now and we're just about a month out!

#CFAFPC

More info👇
https://t.co/4LKrEs77bQ

[CFA Food Policy Inst @CFAFoodPolicy]

Why is Congress trying to stop research on alcohol's health effects? https://t.co/z2f4eVxjzH

[Farm Action @FarmActionUS]

🎊 We just secured a HUGE win for U.S. farmers and ranchers: The “Product of U.S.A.” label can now only be used on meat products from animals born, raised, slaughtered, and processed in the U.S.🇺🇸

Learn about our 6-year-long fight for this reform.👇https://t.co/Tz2g1I56lY

[CFA Food Policy Inst @CFAFoodPolicy]

Shout out to USDA for finalizing its 'Product of USA' rule. This is a win for consumers, banning deceptive practices. Now we just need Congress to restore mandatory COOL! https://t.co/8DbIFLXkPw

[CFA Food Policy Inst @CFAFoodPolicy]

Registration is now open for #CFA's 46th Annual National Food Policy Conference! Join us on Sept. 12 to reconnect with the food policy community & make your voice heard as we gather to discuss the latest issues affecting food. #CFAFPC

Register: https://t.co/DAZmSe22eQ

[CFA Food Policy Inst @CFAFoodPolicy]

Nice article on yet another proposed merger in the already highly consolidated ag space: Bunge, Viterra will merge to form $34 billion agri-trading powerhouse https://t.co/4HS0NesAzI

[CFA Food Policy Inst @CFAFoodPolicy]

Congratulations Ireland! If ever there was a low-hanging fruit in public health policy, it is cancer warnings on alcohol. Drinking alcohol = third most important modifiable cancer risk factor behind smoking and obesity--ahead of UV radiation exposure!
https://t.co/hNFO7ZXjbA

[CFA Food Policy Inst @CFAFoodPolicy]

@upasakabala Kids should not drink #PLEZi or anything else with artificial sweeteners, including stevia, which alters the gut microbiome in ways associated with high blood sugar https://t.co/BQkbYFyjhl

[CFA Food Policy Inst @CFAFoodPolicy]

One small step for chicken cordon bleu, one giant leap for food safety! https://t.co/9JBpYldpzX via @WSJ

[CFA Food Policy Inst @CFAFoodPolicy]

Happy to have received a response to our lawsuit promising new rulemaking to give consumers basic facts about alcoholic beverages. Progress!
https://t.co/H5hKpIk7jI

[Consumer Federation of America @ConsumerFed]

Read @USDAFoodSafety's Proposed Regulatory Framework to Reduce Salmonella Illnesses Attributable to Poultry here: https://t.co/WTSYuvFEgB

[Consumer Federation of America @ConsumerFed]

We're pleased that @USDAFoodSafety is moving forward to reduce #salmonella illnesses attributed to #poultry.

"We look forward to continuing to work with leadership to ensure that this regulatory initiative lives up to its potential" - Thomas Gremillion, Director of Food Policy.

[CFA Food Policy Inst @CFAFoodPolicy]

@FightBAC Correct, do not wash your chicken, it only spreads bacteria. However, keep in mind that around 25% of chicken is contaminated with Salmonella (not to mention Campylobacter) after it is "cleaned and inspected."

[Center for Food Safety @CFSTrueFood]

GMO Labeling Victory! @USDA's decision allowing GMO foods to only be labeled with a QR code was just ruled unlawful. This is a key step toward ending the food industry’s deceptive and discriminatory #GMO labeling practices. A victory for our right to know! https://t.co/3Pf1AU4VzT

[CFA Food Policy Inst @CFAFoodPolicy]

U.S. Life Expectancy Falls Again in ‘Historic’ Setback...thanks to COVID and broken healthcare system, and also failed food and alcohol policy https://t.co/a6avuPzEF1

[CFA Food Policy Inst @CFAFoodPolicy]

"Most of us agree that contaminated meat and poultry products that make consumers sick should not be sold to the American public." Amen @SecVilsack! https://t.co/7p8XWVjHfp

[CFA Food Policy Inst @CFAFoodPolicy]

For the first time, USDA FSIS will consider Salmonella to be an adulterant in raw poultry

[Consumer Federation of America @ConsumerFed]

Today @USDA announced sweeping changes in how @USDAFoodSafety will regulate Salmonella bacteria in poultry.

CFA has criticized the discrepancy between federal regulators’ treatment of Salmonella vs. other pathogens & we welcome this announcement.

https://t.co/GQJPWI0A1O

[USDA Food Safety & Inspection Service @USDAFoodSafety]

BREAKING: Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety Sandra Eskin announced @IAFPFood today that @USDA will be declaring Salmonella an adulterant in breaded and stuffed raw chicken products. #IAFPFood #FoodSafety #Salmonella 1/2

[CFA Food Policy Inst @CFAFoodPolicy]

Just as suspected, Trump's E.O. invoking the Defense Production Act to keep meat plants open was a cynical ploy cooked up by industry and facilitated by his toadies at USDA https://t.co/rblRM8Bcz3

[CFA Food Policy Inst @CFAFoodPolicy]

Will whole genome sequencing technology finally get us meat inspection reforms that have been needed in the U.S. for decades? An important step toward safer poultry https://t.co/oYIvPZvbSu

[CFA Food Policy Inst @CFAFoodPolicy]

"The idea that moderate drinking promotes health appears no longer defensible"--Time for a cancer warning? Just one beer or glass of wine a day may cause your brain to shrink, study suggests https://t.co/YzIvjAz49x via @usatoday