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Department of Justice to aggressively pursue food safety violations

Earlier this week at the Consumer Federation of America’s 39th Annual National Food Policy Conference, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Benjamin C....

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California bill would standardize food label expiration dates

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Assemblyman David Chiu has proposed a food labeling measure, AB 2725, designed to give...

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Chipotle Served with Federal Grand Jury Subpoena

Posted January 7, 2013 On Wednesday, in a regulatory filing with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),Chipotle Mexican Grille Inc....

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Peanut executive sentenced to 28 years for salmonella outbreak

Posted September 23, 2015 The former owner of a Georgia peanut company was sentenced to 28 years in prison on...

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Federal prosecutors seeking life sentence for Parnell brothers

Posted July 27, 2015 Federal court officers have recommended a life sentence for a peanut company executive convicted of selling...

Justice Department: Food companies at risk for prosecution over outbreaks

Posted July 15, 2015 After several deadly outbreaks food, the Justice Department is warning food companies that they could face...

U.S. Regulators May Recommend Glyphosate Testing, Review Soon Available

–> Posted April 22, 2014 U.S. regulators may start testing food products for residues of the world’s most widely used herbicide...

FDA Commissioner Hamburg Stepping Down

Posted February 6, 2015 Dr. Margaret Hamburg is stepping down as commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...

White House Budget Increase for Single Food Agency

Posted February 4, 2015 President Obama is seeking an increase fiscal 2016 to fund the proposed single food agency, according...

Lawmakers Introduce Single Food Agency Bill

Posted February 2, 2015 Lawmakers have proposed a bill that would establish a single food safety agency by uniting the...

FDA Clears BPA-Lined Containers

Posted January 12, 2015 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has concluded bisphenol, a synthetic estrogen used in lining the...

OMB Failed to Issue Mechanically Tenderized Beef Labeling Ruling

Posted January 8, 2014 The Office of Management Bureau (OMB) did not meet the deadline to advance the U.S. Department...

GAO Published Food Safety Report, Fedral Government has Room for Improvement

Posted December 24, 2014 The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a study, Federal Food Safety Oversight: Additional Actions Needed to...

Wisconsin Supreme Court Denied Raw Milk Case

Posted December 16, 2014 Vernon Hershberger, Sauk County dairy farmer, will not appear in front of Wisconsin Supreme Court for his...

Senate Passes $1.1 Trillion Spending Package, Many Agricultural Riders

Posted December 15, 2014 The U.S. Senate passed a $1.1 trillion spending package to fund the federal government for the...

Congress Asked to Pass Food Labeling Safety Act

Posted December 15, 2014 Stacey Forshee, a member of Farm Bureau, asked Congress to help consumers understand the differences between...

Oregon Farmers Challenging GMO Ban Under Right to Farm Act

Posted November 25, 2014 Two farms in Southern Oregon are requesting the court end the County’s voter-approved ban on genetically...

Temporary Injunction Granted on Maui GMO Law

Posted November 18, 2014 A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit filed by Monsanto Hawaiʻi against...

USDA Approved Genetically Modified Potato

–> Posted November 10, 2014 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved a genetically engineered potato that reduces the amount...

USDA to Spend $4 Million on Honey Bee Habitat

Posted October 31, 2014 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that more than $4 million will be provided to help...