The supercommittee, now dubbed a super-failure, has officially thrown in the towel, which could mean big budget cuts for public health agencies like the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Public health advocates are ramping up their effort to reform how antibiotics are used in animal agriculture after two petitions to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration were denied
Congress released a compromise bill late Monday that would give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration $2.5 billion for fiscal year 2012, a remarkable $50 million increase at
To the dismay of consumer and sustainable agriculture advocates, the Food and Drug Administration Wednesday rejected two petitions to ban certain antibiotics from being used in food animal production.
The
The Supreme Court is considering whether a California ban on slaughtering so-called “downer” pigs overstepped existing federal meat inspection laws.
Though several justices reportedly noted the good intentions behind the
Though we’re more than a month into fiscal year 2012, neither federal food safety agency knows what their budget will be this year. The Senate cleared an agriculture appropriations
Just across the river from the epicenter of a mysterious E. coli outbreak, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) warned that cuts to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) budget
About 100 raw milk advocates rallied outside of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland Tuesday, serving raw milk and cookies, to protest federal
Sales of antibiotics intended for domestic food animals increased from 2009 to 2010, according to new data released by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The Pew Health Group
When it comes to food, consumers value safety and affordability above all else, but their confidence in food safety is slipping, according to a new survey by the industry-backed Center
The Pew Charitable Trusts has begun an effort to shed light on an often over-looked subject that affects most American eaters: the federal regulatory system for food chemicals.
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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME) announced Monday she will introduce a bill that would “significantly change the nation’s food policy” by supporting local and regional farmers.
The package of reforms