Michael DeWayne Brown (born November 8, 1954) was Undersecretary of Emergency Preparedness and Response (EP&R), a division of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), a position generally referred to as the director or administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). He was appointed in January, 2003 by President George W. Bush and resigned in September, 2005 following public outcry over his handling of Hurricane Katrina.

Out of 1.3 billion people, they can't find enough workers to enforce safety regulations. Looks like a new niche for illegal immigrants... filling jobs that the Chinese won't do.

They create the problems. They create the solutions. They create the box in which you are expected to find the solutions. All solutions benefit them. Welcome, Dr. David Acheson, to your new job as food safety czar. Can I grow hemp yet?

Bill S1082: The Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act (also called the Prescription Drug User Fee Act of 2007) is one of the greatest scams and con jobs ever foisted on the American public. Current FDA management is grossly incompetent on the subject of drug safety.

This article does a good job of educating about dangers in kitchen and highlighting importance of hygiene. There is another related blog on food safety.

Laboratory testing of agricultural produce in the wake of the food scares of the 1990s has made the food on European dinner tables safer than ever before. But, say a team of researchers, an even better job could be done by taking the laboratory to the farm, slaughter house or processing plant.