Bush Nominates Food
Safety Chief By Philip Brasher AP Farm
Writer Tuesday, July 10, 2001; 1:12 p.m. EDT WASHINGTON –– A
microbiologist who advocates the use of irradiation to kill food-borne
pathogens was nominated by President Bush on Tuesday to oversee the
Agriculture Department's food-safety programs. Elsa Murano, 41, is
director of the Center for Food Safety at Texas A&M University,