House of Representatives

Publisher’s Platform: The House Appropriations Committee Directs the FDA to Restructure – will it be Ignored?

Perhaps not as far as I would have gone – “Get the F out of the FDA” – but a major step in the right direction to elevate Food Safety and Human

By Bill Marler

/ 17 Jun 2023

Publisher’s Platform: The House Appropriations Committee Directs the FDA to Restructure – will it be Ignored?

New report says arsenic, other metals consistently contaminate baby foods

A new congressional report has revealed highly dangerous levels of arsenic and other poisons in baby food. It also reveals that Walmart, Campbell Foods, and Sprout Organic Foods refused to

By Coral Beach

/ 5 Feb 2021

New report says arsenic, other metals consistently contaminate baby foods

Legislation to revise school lunch program passes House committee

Controversial federal legislation to limit funding for subsidized school lunches and change some of the program’s nutritional standards passed a House committee on a 20-14 vote May 18, and

By News Desk

/ 20 May 2016

Food Safety Plays Minimal Role in House Appropriations Markup

Food safety was not a significant part of discussions Wednesday during the House Appropriations Committee markup of the agriculture funding bill. Nutrition policies, the Food for Peace program and FDA

By Lydia Zuraw

/ 9 Jul 2015

House Appropriations Gives FSMA $41.5-Million Increase

The House Appropriations Committee has allocated a $41.5-million increase for the Food and Drug Administration’s food safety activities for fiscal year 2016, but it’s less than half

By Lydia Zuraw

/ 19 Jun 2015

House Votes to Repeal Country-of-Origin Labeling for Meat

The House of Representatives has voted to repeal country-of-origin labeling (COOL) for beef, pork, and chicken. Texas Republican Rep. Michael Conaway’s Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015

By Lydia Zuraw

/ 11 Jun 2015

Regulatory Accountability Act Passes House, President Threatens Veto

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the newest version of the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) in a 250-175 vote on Tuesday. The bill reforms the government’s process for

By Lydia Zuraw

/ 15 Jan 2015

Slaughter Wins House Race Against Assini

After widening her lead in the final round of ballot counting Wednesday, Rep. Louise Slaughter now has the votes she needs to retain her seat in the U.S. House

By Lydia Zuraw

/ 12 Nov 2014

Assini-Slaughter Race Still Too Close to Call

The official winner of New York’s 25th congressional district is still unknown but incumbent Democrat Louise Slaughter leads Republican challenger Mark Assini by 651 votes and has declared victory.

By Lydia Zuraw

/ 5 Nov 2014

Members of Congress Want FDA to Drop Agency’s Push for FSMA User Fees

Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Sam Farr (D-CA) are calling on the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to

By Lydia Zuraw

/ 29 Aug 2014

No Movement on Agriculture Appropriations Bills as Congress Goes on Five-Week Break

Congress broke for the August recess on Friday and won’t be back in the Capitol until Sept. 8. One of the many pieces of legislative business left at a

By Lydia Zuraw

/ 4 Aug 2014

House Debates Agriculture Appropriations Bill

The House of Representatives debated the agriculture appropriations bill for fiscal year 2015 on Wednesday. An amendment regarding funding for the Agriculture Department’s Office of Inspector General joined the

By Lydia Zuraw

/ 12 Jun 2014

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House of Representatives

Publisher’s Platform: The House Appropriations Committee Directs the FDA to Restructure – will it be Ignored?

New report says arsenic, other metals consistently contaminate baby foods

Legislation to revise school lunch program passes House committee

Food Safety Plays Minimal Role in House Appropriations Markup

House Appropriations Gives FSMA $41.5-Million Increase

House Votes to Repeal Country-of-Origin Labeling for Meat

Regulatory Accountability Act Passes House, President Threatens Veto

Slaughter Wins House Race Against Assini

Assini-Slaughter Race Still Too Close to Call

Members of Congress Want FDA to Drop Agency’s Push for FSMA User Fees

No Movement on Agriculture Appropriations Bills as Congress Goes on Five-Week Break

House Debates Agriculture Appropriations Bill

Your Support Protects Public Health