Jean Halloran

Director of Food Policy Initiatives
Expertise in: Safety, Food

Contact

(914) 378-2457
101 Truman Avenue
Yonkers, NY 10703
United States

Jean has worked on food safety and sustainability issues at in the Yonkers Office of Consumers Union for the last 25 years. She frequently speaks at conferences and to the media, who tap her expertise on subjects ranging from mercury in tuna fish to pending food safety legislation. She also works with consumer organizations globally and helped develop international standards for safety assessment of genetically engineered food at the Codex Alimentarius Commission.

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Content From This Expert

Consumers Union Ad Urges Trader Joe’s to Help Curb A Major Public Health Crisis
May 2, 2013
Letter to the FDA on CR’s study of bacteria and antibiotic resistance in ground turkey
April 30, 2013
Letter to the USDA regarding CR’s study of bacteria in ground turkey
April 30, 2013
Poll: CU urges National Organic Standards Board to discontinue use of antibiotics in organic apple, pear production
April 8, 2013
CU urges National Organic Standards Board to discontinue use of antibiotics in organic apple, pear production
April 8, 2013
The Overuse of Antibiotics in Food Animals Threatens Public Health
November 9, 2012
Prop. 37 loses to big money campaign in California
November 7, 2012
Letter to Congress Re: CU’s “Meat on Drugs” Report
July 31, 2012
CU Sends Letter to Key Congressmembers Supporting Its Meat Without Drugs Campaign
July 31, 2012
BSE Letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
May 1, 2012
BSE Letter to Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture
May 1, 2012
Antibiotics in Animal Feed
April 6, 2012
Country of Origin Labeling Poll
October 4, 2010
CU comments on FDA Draft Guidance: the Judicious Use of Medically Important Antimicrobial Drugs in Food-Producing Animals
August 30, 2010
Letter to FDA reagrding Meeting with Consumer Groups to Discuss Gulf Coast Food Safety
August 5, 2010
Food Safety Poll
July 12, 2010
Letter regarding Aquavantage’s application for approval of genetically engineered salmon
September 15, 2010
Bacteria and Bagged Salads: Better Standards and Enforcement Needed
February 2, 2010
Carol L. Tucker-Foreman Testimony On Food Safety Before the Committee on Agriculture, U.S. House of Representatives
July 16, 2009
Letter to USDA Re: Meat Marketing Labeling Efforts
February 11, 2009
Letter to HHS and USDA Re: Safety Risks in Infant Formula
January 9, 2009
Letter to Obama Re: USDA Appointment
December 11, 2008
Letter to the Kansas Governor restricting labels on dairy products from cows not treated with recombinant bovine growth hormone (known as rbGH)
December 1, 2008
Draft Guidance For Industry: Regulation Of Genetically Engineered Animals Containing Heritable Rdna Constructs
November 8, 2008
CU Letter to FDA Re. Use of Carbon Monoxide in Case-ready Meat
June 2, 2008
Testimony on Traceability in Fresh Produce
July 30, 2008
Letter to the USDA to rescind Tyson Food’s “Raised without antibiotics that impact human antibiotic resistance” label
July 24, 2008
Letter to USDA Re: Private Testing for Mad Cow Disease
June 12, 2008
CU testimony on Chinese Seafood Imports: Safety and Trade Issues
April 24, 2008
Letter to House regarding increased control over food imports
September 25, 2007
Group letter to the House opposing Section 123 in the 2007 Farm Bill
June 19, 2007
Comments To U.S. Food and Drug Administration Public Meeting on Regulatory Options: Safety of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
April 13, 2007
Letter to Senator Barbara Mikulski in Support of the Cloned Food Labeling Act
March 22, 2007
Letter to Senate Re: Oppose S. 3128, Food “Uniformity” Bill
September 27, 2006
Testimony Before the House Committee on Government Reform on the Regulation of Dietary Supplements: a Review of Consumer Safeguards
March 9, 2006
Letter to the USDA on mad cow disease
February 24, 2005
Comments on Food Labeling: Health Claims; Dietary Guidance
February 25, 2004