The recent outbreak has sickened hundreds of people across multiple states.
The Senate health panel unveiled a manager's package last week that grants the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded powers to recall tainted food, quarantine geographical areas and access food producers’ records. Similar legislation cleared the House in July 2009.
"This outbreak is just further proof of how quickly a food borne illness can multiply across states, sickening Americans and causing widespread distrust over the safety of our food system," Senate Health Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) said in a statement Thursday. "And it adds to the urgency that, for far too long, has told the story of why comprehensive food safety legislation is needed.
Our 100-year-old plus food safety structure needs to be modernized." Harkin went on to detail how the egg contamination may have played out differently had the bill's provisions been in effect.
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