Mark Bittman: No Food Safety in These Numbers

Cutting the FDA and WIC budgets puts us all at risk. With both FDA and WIC, we are talking millions in spending to save billions in health care costs. The money for programs that improve our nutrition and food safety is there; it’s just a matter of looking in the right places, and straightening out our priorities. Full Story »

Posted by Lynn Caporale - via New York Times (Opinion)
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Posted by: Posted by Lynn Caporale - Jun 21, 2011 - 6:20 PM PDT
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by Lynn Caporale - Jun. 22, 2011

Mark Bittman has been creating short videos of himself preparing simple recipes on the NY Times website. Now he is providing a deeply felt, outspoken commentary on important issues related to food safety that are ignored by most journalists. He is to be commended for finding an opening to take on an important, essential role .

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