Fear of a Supreme Court review of California’s Proposition 12 has set the state’s congressional Democrats on a different strategy. They want to recall the amicus curiae briefs the federal government dropped last year in North American Meat Institute v. Becerra in the Supreme Court and National Pork Producers  Council
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Tom Vilsack already is one of the longest serving cabinet members to work as Secretary of Agriculture, and now President-elect Joe Biden wants Vilsack to serve again in that capacity, an appointment that opens the former USDA boss to all sorts of scrutiny, including his food safety record.

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Continue Reading Vilsack’s food safety record is filled with accomplishments, and maybe a ding or two

USDAbuilding_406x250The next secretary of agriculture is expected to be former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue.

President-elect Donald J. Trump plans to announce the Perdue appointment Thursday, according to multiple media reports. As head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Perdue’s responsibilities would include overseeing the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS),
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