Indiana’s virtual public hearing on raw milk ends in a mater of hours. Since June 1, the Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH) has been accepting public testimony on raw milk policy. The comment period ends September 1. BOAH is conducting the virtual public hearing to help it carrying
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Senate to Hold Hearing on GE Salmon
Tomorrow (Thursday, Dec. 15) at 10:30 a.m. the Senate Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard is holding a hearing to examine potential environmental risks of genetically engineered (GE) fish.
The hearing will examine questions about environmental safety issues surrounding genetically engineered fish, focusing on possible risks to wild…
No Hearing Scheduled on Deadly Listeria Outbreak
Lawmakers continue to investigate the Listeria cantaloupe outbreak — the deadliest in decades — but no hearing is planned.
It’s been three months since contaminated cantaloupes from a single farm in Colorado generated national headlines. Twenty-six states have reported 29 deaths, and one miscarriage, among the 140 people infected with…
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House Panel Requests Jensen Farms Outbreak Briefing
Congress is taking a closer look at the catastrophic 26-state Listeria outbreak tied to tainted cantaloupes. The House Energy and Commerce Committee sent a letter Friday to Jensen Farms, the Colorado farm linked to the deadliest outbreak in 25 years, requesting a staff briefing.
“The Committee has a long bipartisan…
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Democrats Want Congress to Investigate Listeria Outbreak
The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations produced the Food Safety Modernization Act after a series of public hearings on tragic foodborne illness outbreaks involving everything from peanut butter to eggs.
It was the bipartisan support generated in those public hearings that pushed the new food safety law through a Congress…
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