Reforming Regulation of Food Safety
Food safety failures in America have become a staple of nightly newscasts. Is the U.S. food safety system broken? If so, what's needed to fix it? RFF will convene several leading researchers to discuss food safety policy—and challenges facing Congress and the Obama Administration.
Who:
Moderator:
Sandra Hoffmann, Fellow, Resources for the Future
Panelists:
Glenn Morris, Director, University of Florida Emerging Pathogens Institute; former Deputy Administrator for Public Health and Science, USDA Food Safety Inspection Service
Lisa Shames, Director of Food and Agriculture Issues, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Michael Taylor, Research Professor, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services; former Deputy Commissioner for Policy, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; former Administrator, USDA Food Safety Inspection Service
Richard Williams, Managing Director of the Regulatory Studies Program and Government Accountability Project, Mercatus Center, George Mason University; former Director of Social Sciences, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
What: First Wednesday Seminar
When: Wednesday, February 4, 2009, 12:45 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Where: Resources for the Future, 1616 P Street NW, Washington, DC
First Floor Conference Center
To RSVP for this event, please visit RFF's event registration page.
At RFF's monthly First Wednesday Seminar Series, scholars and experts exchange ideas and views with the RFF community on important energy, environmental, and natural resource topics.
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