The White House yesterday announced new food safety measures aimed at reducing salmonella and E. coli outbreaks, plus the creation of a new FDA deputy commissioner position to increase coordination of federal food safety activities.

"These new measures represent real progress towards improving the safety of food in the U.S.," said Jean Halloran, the director of Consumers Union’s food safety campaign. "The creation of this new position means that, for the first time, there is a ‘go to’ person at the FDA whose sole responsibility is keeping food safe."

Read this full post on the Safety blog, and find out what Consumers Union is doing to make your food safe.