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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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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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