Ed Markey: “It is vitally important that Congress be fully informed about the potential risk of Chinese cyber espionage before it…”

The FDA is correct in its recognition that the GRAS rule is flawed and overdue for correction, but this proposed rule will not protect families from exposure to dangerous food chemicals.

Against that backdrop, creating a federal repository of identifiable medical records—with no evidence of any limits on how that data may be used, shared, or repurposed—is deeply alarming.

The agency should also address the thousands of potential toxins already used that the GRAS loophole has rubberstamped since its creation.

Over the past two years, my office has been working closely with the family of Robert Gilman – a Massachusetts resident and former Marine who has been wrongfully detained in Russia on questionable charges for 1,666 days.