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On the recordMarch 1, 2010
Some individuals and interest groups have raised concerns that S. 510, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, expands the jurisdiction of the Food and Drug Administration into areas traditionally overseen by the United States Department of Agriculture.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin addresses concerns about FDA's jurisdiction overlapping with USDA's authority.

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