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House Republicans Seek to Reverse Calorie Limits for School Lunches

By Helena Bottemiller on September 18, 2012

Reps. Steve King (R-IA) and Tim Huelskamp (R-KS) introduced a bill last week that would eliminate new limits on the number of calories in the school lunches served to 32 million American school children each…
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AC21 Report Won’t Drop Until After Election

By Dan Flynn on August 31, 2012

Possibly more important in the long run than California’s vote on whether genetically modified foods should be labeled–which might not pass muster with federal courts anyway–will be the recommendations of USDA’s Advisory Committee on Biotechnology …
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Ryan Drove Wienermobile, Voted No on Food Safety Modernization Act

By Dan Flynn on August 14, 2012

GOP vice presidential candidate-designate Paul Ryan is a member of a very exclusive club. Oh, the Wisconsin Republican is going to be one of the few ever nominated to a major party ticket for national…
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Food Safety Penalties, Raw Milk Among Senate Farm Bill Amendments

By Helena Bottemiller on June 11, 2012

Senators have filed more than 80 amendments to the Farm Bill, which the upper chamber is expected to debate this week. The thousand plus page bill — which aims to save taxpayers $23 billion over…
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FDA to Publish New Produce Rule with 120 Days for Comments

By News Desk on April 27, 2012

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is about to publish a new produce safety rule and will extend the comment period on it to 120 days, according to Michael Taylor, FDA’s deputy commissioner for…

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Letter From The Editor: Requiem

By Dan Flynn on January 29, 2012

We can go back to talking amongst ourselves about the theory of a single food safety agency in the United States.  But in reality, the idea is now dead.

Let’s review.

On Jan. 13, President…

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Administration ‘Not Confirming’ Food Safety Consolidation

By Dan Flynn on January 26, 2012

The Obama Administration “is not ‘confirming’  food safety consolidation,” the subscription news service The Hagstrom Report now says. The newsletter reports:

“Although Jeff Zients, who is now White House Office of Management and Budget director…

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Letter From The Editor: The First

By Dan Flynn on January 22, 2012

Ten days ago, we kicked over a hornet’s nest by passing on a solid report suggesting the Obama Administration planned to use its newly sought “consolidation authority” to put all federal food safety functions under…

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A Budget Neutral, Better Way to Boost Food Safety

By Dr. Richard Raymond on January 19, 2012

Food Safety News, citing the Hagstrom Report newsletter, said on Jan. 14 that the Obama Administration may be considering a plan to merge the functions of food safety as currently performed at the U.S. Department…

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Single Food Agency a Recipe for Singular Disaster?

By Dr. Richard Raymond on January 16, 2012

Food Safety News Editor Dan Flynn reported on Jan. 14, 2012 that if Congress gives the Obama Administration the authority to consolidate six agencies that deal with international trade into one agency, bringing together the…

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