Supreme Court takes up Tyson doffing case
- June 9, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted June 9, 2015 The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Tyson Foods’ challenge to a $5.8 million judgment against...
New Law Could Protect Weather-Exposed Pets
- May 29, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted May 29, 2015 Illinois lawmakers have proposed legislation that would make exposing outside pets to extreme hot or cold...
Lab Chimpanzees are Treated as “Slaves”
- May 28, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted May 28, 2015 A lawyer seeking to free two chimpanzees from a state university told a judge Wednesday that...
EPA Releases Final WOTUS Rule
- May 28, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted May 28, 2015 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army finalized the Clean Water Rule today...
Farmer Sues Pilgrim’s Pride for Breach of Contract
- May 27, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted May 27, 2015 A West Virginian poultry farmer is suing Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. for breach of contract, according to...
Walmart Announces Stricter Animal Welfare Policy
- May 27, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted May 27, 2015 Walmart has announcedstricter guidelines concerning animal welfare and the use of antibiotics in farm animals,...
FDA Receiving Backlash over Calorie Count Rule
- May 20, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted May 20, 2015 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is facing major blowback over a controversial ObamaCare rule that...
WTO Rejects Cool Appeal, House Rejects COOL
- May 20, 2015
- Elizabeth
–> Posted May 20, 2015 The World Trade Organization (WTO) has rejected a U.S. appeal of its decision that country-of-origin labeling...
Rep. Kristi Noem: Congress Will Pass Farm Bill
- May 19, 2015
- Elizabeth
Rep. Kristi Noem (R-SD), member of the House Agriculture Committee, says that Congress will pass a farm bill “in the coming...
Senate Advances Fast Track Bill
- May 18, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted May 18, 2015 The Senate voted 65-33 to advance a Trade Promotion Authority bill, or Fast Track, opening it...
USDA Creates GMO-Free Certification Label
- May 18, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted May 18, 2015 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has developed a new government certification and labeling for foods...
House Votes to Kill WOTUS
- May 14, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted May 15, 2015 The House approved by a 261-155 vote H.R. 1732, the Regulatory Integrity Protection Act, to withdraw...
FDA Releasing Food Recall Draft Guidance
- May 14, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted May 14, 2015 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the availability of draft guidance for industry on the...
Dairies, Environmentalists Reach Settlement
- May 13, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted May 13, 2015 Several Washington State dairies have settled out of court after a federal judge said farms may...
COOL Not Economically Beneficial, USDA Study
- May 5, 2015
- Elizabeth
–> Posted May 6, 2015 Country-of-origin labeling (COOL) is not beneficial for American consumers, according to a Food Safety News article...
U.S. District Court Allows Vermont GMO Law to Stand
- April 29, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted April 29, 2015 U.S. District Court Judge Christina Reiss ruled against the Grocery Manufacturers’ Association (GMA) and other industry...
Senators Introduce Bill to Ease Ag Sales in Cuba
- April 24, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted April 24, 2015 Sens. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., and John Boozman, R-Ark., introduced a bill today that would allow banks...
U.S. Regulators May Recommend Glyphosate Testing, Review Soon Available
- April 22, 2015
- Elizabeth
–> Posted April 22, 2014 U.S. regulators may start testing food products for residues of the world’s most widely used herbicide...
NY Judge Grants Chimpanzee Hearing
- April 22, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted April 22, 2014 A New York judge ruled this week to grant lawyers representing two chimpanzees a hearing to...
Meat Packer Warned of CWA Violations
- April 13, 2015
- Elizabeth
Posted April 13, 2015 An environmental group is threatening to sue Bartels Packing, a Lane County slaughterhouse and meat packaging...