Farmers are going to have to wait a little while longer before they know whether they’ll be able to plant this year’s crop of genetically modified sugar beets.
As the list of products recalled for containing Salmonella-contaminated hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP)–a little-known, but widely-used flavoring ingredient–continues to grow, more politicians and public health experts are calling
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) predicted Tuesday that, if all goes well, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, S. 510, will be “on the President’s desk by May.”
As chairman
New study estimates foodborne illness costs U.S. $152 billion annually, building momentum for FDA food safety reform bill as foodborne illness victims prepare to lobby Senate
Foodborne illness is
Updated with witness lists and Senate hearing details
It is going to be a busy week for food and health issues in the
Capital. President Obama is expected to announce
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) released documentation last month that provides details on allowed additives that do not need to
According to reports from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the New York Times, the drinking water of about 117 million Americans could be subjected to widespread pollution.
Yesterday, the
It is going to be a busy week for food and health issues in the Capital. President Obama is expected to announce the way forward for health care reform and
Since 2008, natural gas drilling crews have been flocking to Marcellus Shale, a large rock bed that lies about 6,000 feet beneath New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio.
Beltway insiders are hearing more calls to pass the FDA food safety reform bill pending in the Senate. This week, The Hill, a Capitol Hill newspaper, featured several Op-Eds which
More than 90 percent of the catfish imported to the United States originates in Vietnam, a country that has become the largest competitor to U.S. Delta region catfish farmers.
Top meat industry groups held briefings on Capitol Hill Tuesday defending the use of antibiotics as a critical tool for animal health.
The briefings come two weeks after CBS Evening