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Bill Introduced to Restrict EPA’s Water Permit Veto Power

Posted June 9, 2014   House Water Resources Subcommittee Chairman Robert Gibbs (R-Ohio) and full Transportation and Infrastructure Committee ranking number...

Farm Bill Could Cause Problems for Peanut Growers

Posted June 6, 2014   Peanut farmers are worried about unexpected effects of the farm bill on crops, according to an...

Stabenow to Convene First Child Nutrition Reauthorization Hearing

Posted June 6, 2014   Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, will convene...

Lawsuit Seeks to Ban Pesticide Use on GM Crops in Wildlife Refuges

Posted June 6, 2014   The Center for Food Safety (CFS) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...

Agreement Reached to Protect Endangered Salmon from Pesticides

Posted June 6, 2014   An alliance of advocates for alternatives to pesticides, conservation organizations, and fishing groups have reached an...

Anti-Dumping Duties Imposed on U.S. Ethanol Blended in Norway

Posted June 6, 2014   The European Commission decided to apply anti-dumping duties on all U.S. ethanol coming to the European...

Michigan Ethanol Project Upheld By Court Rulings But Development Is Stalled

Posted June 6, 2014   A federal appeals court has rejected a challenge to an environmental assessment of a $10 million...

Kashi Agreed to Pay $5 Million to Settle False-Advertising Class Action

Posted June 5, 2014   Kashi and Bear Naked have agreed to stop using the term “all-natural” to describe their products,...

FDA and Manufacturers Argue Over the Term “Evaporated Cane Juice”

Posted June 5, 2014   In 2009, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) told manufacturers to not use the term “evaporated...

FTC Amends Rules and Regulations Under the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939

Posted June 5, 2014   The Federal Trade Commission amended its rules and regulations under the Wool Products Labeling Act of...

Final Judgment Issued on Preserved Mushrooms from the People’s Republic of China

Posted June 5, 2014   The U.S. Court of International Trade issued final judgment in Blue Field (Sichuan) Food Indus. Co.,...

APHIS Affirms Addition of Methyl Bromide Treatment

Posted June 5, 2014   The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Plant Protection and Quarantine...

U.S. 2014 Agricultural Exports Expected to Reach Record High

Posted June 4, 2014   Agricultural exports will reach a record high of $149.5 billion in 2014, according to an article...

U.S. Senators Seek to End U.S. Regulations on International Food and Aid Programs

Posted June 4, 2014   Two U.S. senators introduced legislation to end U.S. restrictions on international food aid programs, which would...

EPA Seeking 30 Percent Reduction in Carbon Dioxide Emissions by 2030

Posted June 3, 2014   The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a draft rule seeking 30 percent reduction in carbon dioxide...

Iowa Company Fined $6.8 Million for Rotten Eggs

Posted June 3, 2014   An Iowa company has agreed to pay $6.8 million in fines for crimes that include the...

FDA Updates Guidelines for Mercury Levels in Seafood

Posted June 2, 2014   The head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says new advisory guidelines are on the...

McCaskill Requests Food Labeling Flexibility

Posted June 2, 2014   Senator Claire McCaskill, along with a bipartisan group of Senators, requests flexibility on new food labeling...

Committee Approved 2015 Agriculture Appropriations Bill

Posted June 2, 2014   On Thursday, the House Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal year 2015 Agriculture Appropriations bill on a...

FDA Implementing Administrative Authority to Detain Adulterated or Misbranded Items

Posted May 30, 2014   The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is implementing administrative detention authority with respect to drugs intended...