Our lawmakers have at last shown some ability to think and act as lawmakers (instead of ever-campaigning political candidates) by passing, with a bipartisan vote, a-less-than-perfect,-but-better-than-what-we-had-which-was-nothing food safety bill.
Here is a link to the article in the New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/01/health/policy/01food.html?partner=rss&emc=rss