Though Republicans gained control of the House of Representatives, Democrats maintained narrow control of the Senate in Tuesday’s midterm election, a reality that will likely not impact the fate
Frank Perretta, owner of a now Bushway Packing slaughterhouse in Vermont has pleaded no contest to animal cruelty charges, approximately one year after stomach-churning undercover footage was released by the
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration needs substantially more resources to effectively monitor the food supply, a former food safety official said Wednesday.
“I firmly believe that FDA probably
with U.S. officials did not appeal the World Trade Orgnization’s ruling against U.S. restrictions on the import of Chinese chicken.
Existing appropriations restrictions limited the U.S.
As the Tea Party emerges as a dominant force in this contentious midterm election cycle, so does the movement’s policy platform. One tea partier recently shined a bit of
Congress may be on recess, but food safety politicking is in full swing.
A coalition backing the pending food safety bill sent an email to Senate offices Tuesday, soliciting support
Two top food-focused administration officials visited a D.C. elementary school yesterday to kick off the Second Annual D.C. Farm to School Week, part of a wider initiative to
The US Food and Drug Administration is continuing to take a “very serious” look at the link between the use of antibiotics in agriculture and the growing prevalence of antibiotic-resistant
Popular comedian and commentator Stephen Colbert entered into the debate over raw milk last week, airing a star-studded segment satirizing both the federal government and unpasteurized milk advocates.
The Colbert
More than 50 organizations asked California officials to rescind a $180,000 federally funded grant awarded last month to the Alliance for Food and Farming (AFF), an industry communications group
Wyoming’s Joint Agriculture Committee decided yesterday to sponsor the hotly contested Wyoming Food Freedom Bill in next year’s legislative session. The bill, which was introduced by Rep. Sue