"House Panel Begins Work on Food Safety Overhaul"
"A House committee began work Wednesday on a comprehensive overhaul of food safety rules that includes more inspections and new fees on producers to pay for them."
Source: CQ, 06/04/2009
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"House Leaders Call for Closer Watch on Food Supply"
Two key House leaders have introduced a bill that would drastically overhaul and tighten the nation's food safety system.
Source: WashPost, 05/28/2009
States Go It Alone on Food Safety
"When it comes to food safety, state lawmakers around the country seem to believe in the adage, if you want something done, you have to do it yourself."
Source: Wall Street Journal, 05/12/2009
Jews Go 'Eco-Kosher' Print | Forward |
With Sabbath candles burning, 14 guests eat a "sustainable" Sabbath dinner with "food that was locally grown, mostly organic and intended to elevate their practice of Judaism."
Source: Los Angeles Times, 05/08/2009
Judge Rules That Feedlot Phone-Book Can Be Secret
As of March 31, 2009, the Agriculture Department may keep secret the locations and phone numbers of feedlots — however much the public may complain about their smell and the pollution emanating from them.
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"Federal Judge Says No to Modified Crops on U.S. Refuge Land"
WASHINGTON -- In a court case with potential impact in Missouri and across the country, a federal judge in Delaware ruled today that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife should not have permitted farming with genetically modified crops on a national wildlife refuge. U.S. District Judge Gregory Sleet wrote that the Fish and Wildlife agency erred by failing to conduct environmental studies to determine whether farming with genetically modified crops at the Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge in Delaware was compatible with conservation and habitat preservation. Bill Lambrecht reports for the St.
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 03/25/2009
"Antibiotics Pose Concern for Ethanol Producers"
"The ethanol industry must be wondering where the bottom is. Profits are slim or non-existent and about 20 percent of all U.S. plants are shut down. In addition, ethanol's main by-product, which is sold as livestock feed, has raised potential food safety concerns.
Source: Minnesota Public Radio, 03/25/2009
Obscure Farm Bill Provision Blacks Out Agricultural Data
The USDA is interpreting a provision in the 2008 Farm Bill so broadly that it may amount to a FOIA exemption for most information about individual agricultural operations.
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Toolbox: USDA Releases New Census of Agriculture
Data range from the very big picture, such as the total acreage devoted to agriculture in the country, and each state and county, to myriad details.
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