House Agriculture Chairman Glenn Thompson (R-PA) may be making it tougher to pass a new Farm Bill.
Thompson is insisting on including what he calls “a fix” for California’s Proposition 12. He claims the Prop 12 requirements have upset the hog market.
Two agricultural non-profit groups are challenging the Pennsylvania
Continue Reading Farm bill could be bogged down because of California’s Prop 12
Pennsylvania State Rep. Natalie Mihalek has introduced House Bill 2116, to prohibit certain substances in food in the state.
Today, Rep. Mihalek, Rep. Melissa Shusterman, and Sen. Devlin Robinson are hosting a press conference on this legislation. Pennsylvania is the fourth state to consider such legislation after California, New York
Continue Reading Ban on some food additives finds opposition in Pennsylvania Legislature
Every so often, somebody tries to make a partisan issue about raw milk. That happened again when Colorado was supposed to be “poised to defy this growing partisan divide” with a bill to allow direct sales to consumers.
The problem with SB24-043 is that the bill has gone precisely nowhere
Continue Reading Bill for direct sales of raw milk hasn’t yet gone anywhere in Colorado
The Arizona House Of Representatives is advancing House Bill 2042, much like a proposed law the governor vetoed last year.
H B 2042, concerning the preparation and sale of so-called cottage food, is sponsored by State Rep. Travis Grantham, R-Gilbert. It is now a House Engrossed bill that expands the
Continue Reading Expanded cottage food bill advancing in Arizona Capitol
Legislators in West Virginia are considering allowing expanded raw milk sales in their state.
Two bills have been introduced so far this session. The first, House Bill 4911, would allow the sale of unpasteurized, raw milk as long as containers were clearly labeled as being ungraded raw milk. The bill
Continue Reading West Virginia bills would allow the sale of unpasteurized, raw milk
The two non-governmental organizations, with a joint project to trim the number of food additives in candy, soda, and other food items, are moving into a second year in a second state.
The two nationally-known consumer and environmental organizations, Consumer Reports (CR) and the Environmental Working Group (EWG), in 2023
Continue Reading Campaign for a ban on certain food additives moves on to Illinois after California victory
Wayne Hsiung is a well-known California animal activist and himself a lawyer, but he won’t have a fool for a client in his appeal of a felony conviction and 90-day jail term.
That’s because Hsiung won’t be representing himself but will be represented by the University of Denver Law School
Continue Reading Prominent Denver Law School unit is handling jail term appeal for California animal activist
Two bills introduced into the Arizona Legislature may signal that the 2024 sessions of those “Laboratories of Democracy” will be something of an “alt-meat” grinder.
Arizona State Rep. David Marshall, R-Snowflake, and four co-sponsors have introduced House Bill 2121, prohibiting cell-cultured animal products.
HB2121 prohibits anyone in Arizona from offering
Continue Reading Arizona may join Italy by banning lab-grown meat from the state
State Rep. Elijah Behnke R-89th District, last month pre-filed Senate Bill (SB) 781 to reform the regulation of raw milk in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Legislature has assigned SB 781 to the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Tourism. The Senate sponsor is Duey Stroebel, R-20th District
With the Legislature underway in
Continue Reading Raw milk bill filed in Wisconsin Legislature
Montana’s First Judicial District Court is being asked to review the state Legislature’s “Food Freedom” bills enacted in 2021 and 2023. The legislation is known as the “Montana Local Food Choice Act.”
The legal action challenging the law was brought by Helena, MT, resident Jeffrey P. Havens, who, from 2012
Continue Reading Montana’s new “Food Freedom” Act may violate the state’s constitution