Jeff Merkley actually said...

"The Food Safety Modernization Act... was the most sweeping update of our food safety laws in nearly 70 years."

"I have heard from constituents and that there are concerns that foreign businesses may not be as closely monitored as U.S. businesses."

"But in terms of the inspections you mentioned and the ability to kind of have teeth, that matters."

"I was reading an article recently about the ponds where shrimp are farmed on land in Asia and where massive amounts of antibiotics are used to control the various diseases that are rampant in those po..."