Taylor's Maid-Rite Not Without Safety Blemishes
The Iowa restaurant that wants the state legislature to exempt it from important food safety rules says its way of making loose meat sandwiches has never made anyone sick.Taylor's Maid-Rite...
Food Policy & Law
Iowa Ready to Put Food Safety at Risk
The Iowa Legislature is on the brink of extending a waiver of food safety regulations that have allowed a handful of Maid-Rite franchisees to cook and store loose hamburger meat...
"Ban the Salt," Says NY Lawmaker
New York Assemblyman Felix Ortiz may just be one of those fellows who get a little carried away with the cause of the moment. Or, as the first lawmaker to...
Wisconsin Bans BPA in Bottles, Sippy Cups
Wisconsin has joined a growing list of state governments taking BPA regulation into their own hands. Governor Jim Doyle signed a bill into law Wednesday banning the chemical from being...
Canada: Is Unsafe Meat Crossing Lax Border?
Canadians are wondering if meat from the United States is safe after learning 70 truckloads have evaded border inspections since January. That's how many truckloads the Windsor Star newspaper said...
Feed Company Violated BSE Controls
A provider of animal feed to nine states is violating federal regulations that prohibit animal proteins in ruminant feed to control the spread of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), according to...
Court Rulings Endanger Clean Water
According to reports from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the New York Times, the drinking water of about 117 million Americans could be subjected to widespread pollution. Yesterday, the...
DC This Week: Antibiotics, FDA, School Lunch
It is going to be a busy week for food and health issues in the Capital. President Obama is expected to announce the way forward for health care reform and...
More Calls for Senate to Act on Food Safety
Beltway insiders are hearing more calls to pass the FDA food safety reform bill pending in the Senate. This week, The Hill, a Capitol Hill newspaper, featured several Op-Eds which...
Meat Industry Defends Antibiotic Use
Top meat industry groups held briefings on Capitol Hill Tuesday defending the use of antibiotics as a critical tool for animal health.The briefings come two weeks after CBS Evening News...
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