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Grandmother of E. Coli Victim Backs Oregon Bill to Require Earlier Testing

By News Desk on April 17, 2015

The grandmother of a 4-year-old Oregon girl who died last September after testing positive for an E. coli infection is advocating legislation to require testing of children for the pathogen after four consecutive days of…
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Food Policy Action Releases Scorecard for 113th Congress

By Lydia Zuraw on October 17, 2014

The latest Legislative Scorecard calculated by Food Policy Action (FPA) gives 71 members of Congress perfect scores and 35 a score of zero when it comes to food issues. “The National Food Policy Scorecard is…
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Slaughter and Waxman Introduce Bill to Gather More Data on Antibiotics in Ag

By Helena Bottemiller on February 27, 2013

Two leading Democrat members of Congress, Henry Waxman (CA) and Louise Slaughter (NY), introduced legislation this week aimed at providing more detail on the amount and use of antimicrobial drugs given to animals raised for…
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Legislative Cutoff Dates Begin to Kill Raw Milk Bills

By Dan Flynn on February 19, 2013

A bill to open the door to raw milk distribution in Wyoming was slammed shut after it missed a key cutoff date. It is unlikely the Wyoming Legislature will see any further action taken on…
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State Food Freedom Bills Go Down to Defeat Again

By Dan Flynn on March 16, 2012

Tagged as “inexpedient to legislate” in New Hampshire and shelved in Utah, state food freedom bills got little traction for a second straight year.

Shannon Shutts, spokeswoman for the New Hampshire House of Representatives, says

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Indiana Legislature Orders Raw Milk Study

By Dan Flynn on March 14, 2012

The Hoosier Legislature is over, but it left behind an assignment for the Indiana State Board of Animal Health — study whether farmers should sell unpasteurized milk to consumers and publish a report by Dec.

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Not Much Raw Milk Regulation Change Expected in 2012

By Dan Flynn on March 6, 2012

In an election year when only 39 state legislative bodies are meeting in regular sessions, with most of those entering their second halves and no special sessions currently underway, there will likely be few changes

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Iowa Approves Nation’s First ‘Ag-Gag’ Law

By Dan Flynn on March 1, 2012

Four years ago, undercover video recorded workers on forklifts forcing “downer” cows into slaughter at the Hallmark and Westland meat plant in Chino, CA, which at the time was a top supplier to the National

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Cottage Food Bill Introduced in California

By Alli Condra on February 27, 2012

Last year, Mark Stambler, co-founder of the Los Angeles Bread Bakers (LABB) and an avid artisanal baker, ran into some trouble with the Los Angeles Department of Environmental Health for selling his homemade bread…
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Bill Would Protect Livestock Farms From ‘Frivolous Suits’

By Dan Flynn on February 24, 2012

A bill to protect livestock farms from “frivolous lawsuits” is advancing in the Indiana General Assembly.

House Bill (HB) 1091 already passed the Indiana House on a 57-to-39 vote and is awaiting action in the

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