A Connecticut congresswoman is among those asking the government to overhaul the way it handles food-safety issues. Fifteen federal agencies deal with food safety - but a bill in Congress is recommending a sixteenth. It would create the Food Safety Administration, under the U.S. .
In the coming days, many Minnesota families with young children - dealing with food insecurity - should see some financial aid to help get them through the rest of the summer. Minnesota has been approved for another round of funding under the federal Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer initiative. For qualifying households, money is loaded onto EBT debit cards that can be used at grocery stores and farmers markets. .
New faces, longer lines and empty shelves: Ohio s hunger-fighting network is sounding the alarm as it faces unprecedented challenges. At the Southeast Ohio Foodbank in Logan, Director Rose Frech said with inventory at about 15% of capacity, they re struggling with severe food shortages. That s forced them to make difficult decisions, she said, such as canceling direct mobile food distributions. .