Food Policy & Law

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EATS Act could take a bite out of Prop 12

California’s market for bacon and other pork products is large enough that a May 11 Supreme Court decision apparently has not ended the fight over Proposition 12. The conservative

By Dan Flynn

/ 16 Jun 2023

EATS Act could take a bite out of Prop 12

House committee directs FDA Commissioner to unify FDA food programs with a clear chain of command

An appropriations bill from a committee in the U.S. House of Representatives would direct the FDA to unify its food program under one person. The move echoes the sentiment

By Coral Beach

/ 15 Jun 2023

House committee directs FDA Commissioner to unify FDA food programs with a clear chain of command

EU ups controls in an attempt to halt Salmonella outbreak

The European Commission has stepped in to try to stop a multi-year, multi-country Salmonella outbreak associated with sesame-based products. Several patients from the United States have been

By Joe Whitworth

/ 15 Jun 2023

EU ups controls in an attempt to halt Salmonella outbreak

11th Circuit is hearing Habeas Corpus petitions from the Parnell brothers

In the nearly four years that brothers Stewart and Michael Parnell have pursued federal Writs of Habeas Corpus, the procedure has not given them much encouragement. But that may be

By Dan Flynn

/ 14 Jun 2023

11th Circuit is hearing Habeas Corpus petitions from the Parnell brothers

Codex marks anniversary; FERG to meet again

The World Health Organization (WHO) and Codex are scheduled to hold an event next month to mark their respective anniversaries. 2023 is the 60th anniversary of the Codex Alimentarius Commission

By News Desk

/ 14 Jun 2023

Codex marks anniversary; FERG to meet again

EPA sued over herbicide approvals

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, and Matthew M. Graves of the U.S. Attorney’s office in Washington D.C. are all being

By Dan Flynn

/ 13 Jun 2023

FSA targets risk-based food standards controls

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has introduced a revised model for delivering food standards controls. These checks are carried out by local authorities or district councils to make sure food

By News Desk

/ 13 Jun 2023

FSA targets risk-based food standards controls

Listeria, Salmonella and pesticides prompt FDA to step up import actions

The Food and Drug Administration is continuing its use of import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the

By News Desk

/ 13 Jun 2023

Listeria, Salmonella and pesticides prompt FDA to step up import actions

Sentencing for Rhode Island Beef and Veal defendant set for as early as July 26

Three years after the indictment of Rhode Island Beef and Veal, Michael A. Quattrucci will, in July, stand for sentencing after pleading guilty on two counts of defrauding customers. Quattrucci,

By Dan Flynn

/ 12 Jun 2023

Sentencing for Rhode Island Beef and Veal defendant set for as early as July 26

Animal food firm warned by FDA after being implicated in outbreak that killed 52 horses

As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or

By News Desk

/ 12 Jun 2023

Animal food firm warned by FDA after being implicated in outbreak that killed 52 horses

New approach needed to improve food safety in informal markets

Researchers have proposed a radical shift in how food safety is looked at in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). They said the top-down focus of efforts to build

By Joe Whitworth

/ 9 Jun 2023

New approach needed to improve food safety in informal markets

Denver initiative would ask voters in 2024 to ban livestock slaughter facilities and uses

— ANALYSIS — The outlines of a secretive plan to outlaw “the use of slaughterhouses” and put any employees who are displaced on some sort of welfare have begun to emerge in

By Dan Flynn

/ 9 Jun 2023

Denver initiative would ask voters in 2024 to ban livestock slaughter facilities and uses

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Food Policy & Law

EATS Act could take a bite out of Prop 12

House committee directs FDA Commissioner to unify FDA food programs with a clear chain of command

EU ups controls in an attempt to halt Salmonella outbreak

11th Circuit is hearing Habeas Corpus petitions from the Parnell brothers

Codex marks anniversary; FERG to meet again

EPA sued over herbicide approvals

FSA targets risk-based food standards controls

Listeria, Salmonella and pesticides prompt FDA to step up import actions

Sentencing for Rhode Island Beef and Veal defendant set for as early as July 26

Animal food firm warned by FDA after being implicated in outbreak that killed 52 horses

New approach needed to improve food safety in informal markets

Denver initiative would ask voters in 2024 to ban livestock slaughter facilities and uses

Your Support Protects Public Health