Food Safety Working Group – Key Findings: “President Barack Obama recognizes the importance of food safety to Americans. He created a Food Safety Working Group to coordinate Federal efforts and develop short- and long-term agendas to make food safer. He has urged Congress to modernize our food safety laws for both the Food and Drug Administration and the Food Safety and Inspection Service. And he has asked for public input from around the country, seeking fresh ideas for food safety. In the coming months, at President Obama’s direction, the U.S. government will take long overdue action to protect American families from foodborne illness. This action includes new rules and standards to reduce dangerous infections caused by Salmonella and E .coli O157:H7, better approaches to outbreak response, and vastly improved Federal coordination of food safety efforts. Together, these initial efforts represent a down payment on a stronger food safety system that will deliver greater value, more thoroughly prevent illnesses and more effectively promote the health and well-being of the American people.”