WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. senators sent President George W. Bush a letter on Thursday demanding greater funding for food safety after dangerous spinach, beef and other food tarnished consumers’ confidence in the U.S. food supply.
“Additional funding for (the Food and Drug Administration) is an important step toward improving our ability to protect human health and welfare,” 23 senators from both parties wrote in the letter, also directed to budget director Jim Nussle.
They asked for a “significant increase” in the fiscal 2009 budget for the food safety activities in the agency, which is responsible for the safety of 80 percent of U.S. food supply.
The Agriculture Department inspects other foods, such as meat products and eggs.
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