House Subcommittee Accepts ASQ Comments on Food Safety

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A statement on various food safety issues that ASQ submitted to a subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives has been accepted. It will appear in the written record of the subcommittee’s hearings.

ASQ urged lawmakers to focus less on inspection and more on preventive approaches to ensuring food safety. 

The comments were sent to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Committee on Energy Commerce, chaired by Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI).  Rep. Stupak’s subcommittee held investigative hearings at which invited witnesses testified on the capacity of the FDA to ensure the safety of the nation’s food supply.  Sellery Associates, ASQ’s Washington consultants, worked on ASQ’s behalf to have the statement accepted into the hearing record.

ASQ staff wrote the statement based on the ideas of ASQ food safety experts John Surak and Steve Wilson.  Wilson is a member of ASQ’s new Public Policy Advisory Council. The council will work on food safety and other issues as part of its charge to coordinate ASQ activity on issues and public policy.