The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in National Pork Producers Council v Karen Ross on Oct. 11. The court on March 28 granted the writ of certiorari to officially put California Proposition 12 on
Continue Reading California’s Proposition 12 will be heard by Supreme Court on Oct. 11
Any hope that the U.S. Senate would confirm Jose Emilio Esteban as USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety before the late summer break is gone.
The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry has not
Continue Reading Senate sits on Esteban nomination as USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety
The jury continues to hear witnesses at the trial of retired Blue Bell president Paul Kruse while behind-the-scenes work continues on the instructions they’ll get before deliberations.
Jury instructions continue to be a work-in-progress as
Continue Reading Jury instructions are important in Kruse’s trial as the law gets applied to the facts in Blue Bell case
Celebrating the USDA’s move on Aug. 5 to reinstate organic animal welfare standards, organic advocates are hailing this as a “resounding victory” for organic farmers, their livestock, and organic consumers.
As such, it reverses the
Continue Reading USDA wants to reinstate organic welfare standards; could benefit food safety
AUSTIN — It was a long but primarily quiet Monday as a 12-man, four-woman jury was selected to hear the United States v. Paul Krause.
Kruse is the retired president of Blue Bell Creameries who
Continue Reading Jury picked for trial of former Blue Bell president; opening arguments today
Colorado could decriminalize the personal use and possession of certain psychedelic plants and fungi, including “magic mushrooms,” and create a Natural Medicine Access Program, according to a voter initiative on the November ballot.
Oregon, two
Continue Reading Oregon-like legalization of “magic” mushrooms is the goal of the Colorado ballot measure
Editor’s Note: Doug Farquhar, J.D., is the governmental affairs director at the Denver-based National Environmental Health Association (NEHA). He has once again exclusively provided Food Safety News with a detailed report on food safety developments
Continue Reading 2022 State Food Safety Enacted Legislation
The animal activist group PETA wants to end the day when USDA puts a “humane” label on a regulated meat products.
It has filed a petition calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety
Continue Reading PETA wants its say to be the final word on what is humane when its about food animals
Ukraine has warned that Russia’s invasion of the country threatens food safety and it is also worried about food fraud.
Comments were made at the FAO/WHO Regional Coordinating Committee for Europe meeting, held this past
Continue Reading Ukraine raises food safety and fraud concerns at Codex meeting
It’s that time of year when agency and department heads appear before Congressional committees to discuss their budget requests. For FDA Commissioner Robert M. Califf, M.D. that means justifying FDA’s 2023 food safety and nutrition
Continue Reading $76 million more for food safety sought by FDA Commissioner Califf
