Press release: On February 14, 2007, “Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (Conn.-3) renewed their effort to consolidate food safety oversight in this country by reintroducing their Safe Food Act – legislation that calls for the development of a single food safety agency and the implementation of a food safety program to standardize American food safety activities. The lawmakers have worked on this effort for over a decade in the Congress and have gained momentum from recent events. Two weeks ago, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) deemed federal oversight of food safety as “high risk” to the economy and public health and safety.”