date:Jan 20, 2014
y, departs, leaving the federal government without its top food safety official. After making her mark on USDAs food safety record, Hagen departed just before 2013 came to an end. She will be remembered for increasing by six the number of E. coli strains classified as adulterants, updating Salmonella performance standards for poultry, issuing the first-ever standard for Campylobacter, and requiring labeling for mechanically tenderized meat. Her impressive run raises the bar for the presidents ne