LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS -
FDA Commissioner Questions Milk Standards Enforcement -
At a speaking engagement, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb reportedly expressed that the...more
7/25/2018
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California Bans New Soda Taxes -
California Governor Jerry Brown has signed the Keep Groceries Affordable Act, a statute preventing local agencies in the state from imposing taxes...more
7/20/2018
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“Accurate Labels Act” Introduced in Congress -
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Reps. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) and Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.) have introduced the Accurate Labels Act, a proposed amendment to the Fair Packaging...more
6/11/2018
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Advocacy Groups Urge Senate to Support NOSB -
A group of advocacy organizations has sent a letter asking the leaders of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry to “fully support organic agriculture in the...more
5/29/2018
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WHO Announces Plan to Eliminate Trans Fat from Global Food Supply -
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced “a step-by-step guide for the elimination of industrially-produced trans-fatty acids from the global...more
5/21/2018
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