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Iowa lawmakers look at raw milk again; previous efforts failed

By Coral Beach on January 31, 2018

A subcommittee of three state legislators in Iowa voted 2-1 Tuesday to advance a bill that would allow dairy operators in the state to sell unpasteurized milk direct to consumers.

Similar bills have not survived…
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Hawaii lawmakers say locavores want unpasteurized, raw milk

By Coral Beach on January 25, 2017

milk-cow-406Citing increasing demand for local food, a group of state legislators in Hawaii is supporting a bill to allow the sale of raw milk in retail stores, but only if it has “a label that…
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Michigan governor nixes bill to kill mushroom certification

By Coral Beach on January 7, 2017

morel mushroomsAn anti-regulation bill that would have eliminated a training requirement for people selling wild mushrooms to food establishments in Michigan has been vetoed by Gov. Rick Snyder.

The measure, HB 5532, was approved along party…
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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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UPDATED: Foreign catfish discover the U.S. really does have borders

By News Desk on June 22, 2016

Editor’s note on update: A list of specific retail locations that received the recalled product is now available on the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service website. Click here for the list  which may be …
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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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Colorado bans letters, numbers, symbols on restaurant reports

By News Desk on May 5, 2016

He does not make much use of the veto power and he is the former owner of a popular Denver brew pub. Both of those facts make it unlikely that Gov. John Hickenlooper will veto…
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Vermont bill would extend on-farm slaughter exemption

By Coral Beach on April 9, 2016

A bill to extend on-farm slaughter privileges for small farmers in Vermont is set for discussion and a possible vote in the state Senate’s Agriculture Committee next week. Proponents include small farmers and fans of…
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Idaho defines cottage foods; food safety unaddressed

By Coral Beach on January 30, 2016

cupcakes Idaho activists have won their fight to “unchain the cupcake” gaining approval from two state legislative committees that agreed this month to define cottage foods and require such home cookin’ to be labeled when offered…
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Custom-exempt slaughter should not be expanded

By Dena Jones on January 15, 2016

Custom-exempt slaughter is a little known practice that could expand in size and impact throughout the United States if pending legislation is approved by Congress — and that is almost certainly not a good thing.…
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Food Policy Action Releases Scorecard for 114th Congress’ First Year

By News Desk on November 18, 2015

http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-image-us-capitol-houses-congress-washington-dc-image29051871For the fourth year in a row, Food Policy Action has published its National Food Policy Scorecard which reflects the votes of members of Congress and their co-sponsorship on bills related to a range of…
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