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Activists wants federal magistrate to take over GMO labeling enactment from USDA

By Dan Flynn on September 12, 2018

The federal magistrate judge has yet not yet ruled whether the defendants even have the legal standing to bring their case, and the federal defense attorneys have yet to show up in the court, but…
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‘BE’ label launch may cost more than feds yearly spend on food safety

By Dan Flynn on May 30, 2018

Remember all that noise not long ago that went on for years about labeling genetically engineered foods, aka GMOs? Four big states put the idea to voters, who all rejected it. Then little Vermont passed…
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Target pulls Just Mayo, all Hampton Creek foods from shelves

By Coral Beach on June 24, 2017

Target has pulled all Hampton Creek products, including “Just Mayo,” pending further review because of food safety concerns.

Officials with the country’s second largest retailer have been in contact with the Food and Drug Administration…
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Top food safety stories of 2016 include criminal investigations

By News Desk on December 26, 2016

2016 surf and sandThe editors of Food Safety News have complied this list of major news from 2016. While the year will no doubt be best remember for its presidential election, there were other milestones worth remembering as …
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Compromise bill on GMO labeling lands on president’s desk

By Dan Flynn on July 14, 2016

The Senate compromise bill for labeling food with genetically modified ingredients is on its way to President Obama’s desk after gaining a solid 306-117 bipartisan vote in the House of Representatives early this afternoon. ovaloffice_406x250Passage…
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Just Label It takes a victory lap after losing; opts to move on

By Dan Flynn on July 10, 2016

Just label It is throwing in the towel. The never-ending campaign by the organic industry’s top political players to force GMO labeling on the entire food industry says its time to move on. After a…
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Senate easily invokes cloture on GMO label bill; final vote next

By News Desk on July 6, 2016

After being showered with handful of paper money thrown over the gallery rail by a single protestor, the U.S. Senate invoked cloture on a GMO-labeling bill by a 65-32 vote Wednesday, meaning that the compromise…
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Letter From the Editor: You cannot make this stuff up

By Dan Flynn on July 3, 2016

As I’ve said before when writing about Chipotle Mexican Grill, you cannot make this stuff up. Just as Chipotle was running out its summer rewards programs for its most loyal and frequent customers, the company’s…
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Scientists tell Congress genetically engineered food is safe

By News Desk on May 18, 2016

The first genetically modified food to hit the market 22 years ago was a tomato that did not win any taste tests. But it did pass the food safety test, and genetically engineered food has…
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Even if GMOs are safe, mandatory labeling is a good idea

By Mahni Ghorashi on March 24, 2016

Salmon-I-knoy-you-are In November 2015 the FDA approved the first genetically engineered salmon as fit for human consumption, paving the way for genetically modified organisms to become a regular part of the American diet. The “super salmon” …
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