Groups Urge Obama Administration to Approve FDA Rule on Antibiotics in Agriculture
- October 28, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 28, 2013 Twenty medical, public health, and agriculture groups recently urged the Obama Administration to ban the misuse...
WV Poultry Grower Wins Clean Water Act Case Against EPA
- October 25, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 25, 2013 In Alt v. EPA, a federal judge ruled against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), stating...
Lawsuit Argues EPA Failed to Address Ocean Acidification
- October 24, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 24, 2013 The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
Groups Sue EPA Over Fish Consumption Estimates
- October 23, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 23, 2013 Conservation and commercial fishing groups recently filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),...
USDA Announces $181 for Advanced Biofuels Projects
- October 23, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 23, 2013 Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, announced the availability of $181 million to develop commercial-scale biorefineries or...
New Food Safety Regulations Worry Growers, Packers
- October 22, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 22, 2013 Growers in the Pacific Northwest are concerned about upcoming food safety regulations under the Food Safety...
Senators Express Concern over USDA Loan Cuts
- October 22, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 22, 2013 Fourteen senators have expressed concern over a cut to USDA’s Marketing Assistance Loan Program, according to...
Groups Sue EPA Over Withdrawal of Factory Farm Rule
- October 17, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 17, 2013 A coalition of community, animal welfare, and environmental organizations has filed a lawsuit against the U.S....
Leafy Greens Food Safety Audits Continue During Government Shutdown
- October 16, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 16, 2013 While many agencies of the U.S. government have been shut down since October 1, food safety...
Farm Groups Appeal Chesapeake Bay Ruling
- October 16, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 16, 2013 Farm and commodity groups have announced they will appeal a recent district court judge’s decision to...
Owners of Jensen Farms Face Criminal Charges in 2011 Listeria Outbreak
- October 14, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 14, 2013 Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against Eric Jensen and Ryan Jensen, the two brothers who...
Court Grants Motion to Intervene in COOL Case
- October 10, 2013
- Elizabeth
October 10, 2013 The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted four groups’ motion to intervene in a...
Update: District Court Ruling Forces EPA Action on “Dead Zone”
- October 9, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 9, 2013 In Gulf Restoration Network, et al. v. Jackson, No. 12-677, 2013 WL 55328547 (E.D.L.A. September...
EPA Opens Review of Pesticide Methyl Bromide
- October 9, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 9, 2013 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has opened its registration review of fifteen fumigant pesticides, including...
EPA to Investigate Hawaii Molasses Spill
- October 7, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 7, 2013 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Hawaii’s state Department of Health will both investigate a...
FDA Bans Three Arsenic Drugs for Poultry and Pig Feed
- October 4, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 4, 2013 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it will rescind approval for three arsenic...
Chinese Processed Chicken Causes Food Safety Concerns
- October 2, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 2, 2013 Food safety advocates are raising concerns about a decision by the USDA and the Food Safety...
Frozen Pizza Recalled Due to Labeling Error
- October 1, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 1, 2013 Minnesota pizza firm, Junction Pizza, has recalled approximately 17,194 pounds of frozen pizza products containing soy...
US and Japan Streamline Organic Trade
- October 1, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted October 1, 2013 The United States and Japan have announced that beginning January 1, 2014, organic products certified in...
USDA Will Not Investigate GMO Alfalfa Contamination
- September 27, 2013
- Elizabeth
Posted September 27, 2013 USDA will not investigate the detection of genetically modified material in a Washington state farmer’s non-GMO...
