The Senate is considering its Fiscal Year 2012 agriculture appropriations bill — which includes spending levels for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration — this week, with votes on amendments…
Continue Reading Senate Considers FDA, USDA Budgets This Week
After three days and more than 25 hours of debate, the House Thursday approved an agriculture appropriations bill for fiscal year 2012 with significant cuts to federal food safety programs, to the dismay of food…
Continue Reading House Clears Budget Bill With Cuts to Food Safety
The House of Representatives continued debate yesterday on an agriculture appropriations bill that affects key food safety programs. The bill still contains significant cuts to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department…
Continue Reading House Moves to Ban GE Salmon, Ag Debates Continue
