Food safety bill supporters push for inclusion in short-term CR as time runs out

摘要

Supporters of food safety legislation were working the phones Friday afternoon, trying to persuade the Senate to include it in the latest short-term continuing resolution being negotiated by Senate leaders as Food Chemical News went to press. A $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill carrying food safety legislation was abandoned Thursday night by Senate Democrats, who agreed to a stop-gap government spending bill instead.