Tai Foong USA of Seattle is recalling Royal Asia branded frozen “Shrimp Wonton Noodle Soup” — sold exclusively at Costco stores in six states — because it contains egg that is not declared on the label and has caused a confirmed reaction in at least one person.
Costco began selling
Continue Reading Allergic reaction prompts Royal Asia to recall soup from Costco
House Bill 325, which would have provided a small herd exemption for raw milk sales, is probably dead for the legislative session after failing Tuesday to get a majority vote on second reading in the Montana Senate.
Sponsored by State Rep. Nancy Balance, HB 325 passed the Montana House on
Continue Reading Sales of raw milk remain illegal under Montana’s Big Sky
Montana State Sen. Diane Sands knows from her own studies as the retired development director of the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula that infant mortality improved and stillbirths declined after pasteurized milk became available.
That’s why the Missoula Democrat is sponsoring a labeling bill as a kind of insurance against
Continue Reading Lawmaker has ‘insurance’ ready if Montana OKs raw milk sales
Legislatures in almost a dozen states this year are considering whether to permit sales in one form or another of raw milk, which public health officials say is dangerous because it has not been pasteurized to remove harmful pathogens. But as many of those sessions wind down, it doesn’t look
Continue Reading Raw milk still looking for wins as legislative season nears end
With strong support from Republican members, the Montana House of Representatives approved a bill to allow the sale of unpasteurized raw milk by more than a two-to-one margin this week.
Rep. Nancy Ballance’s House Bill 325 now goes to the Montana Senate for consideration. Balance, a Republican, joined with 55
Continue Reading Montana House OKs some raw milk sales, sends bill to Senate
A bill that would allow the sale of unpasteurized raw milk in Montana is scheduled for a second reading before the state’s full House of Representatives today after earning committee approval by a one-vote margin.
The House has until March 30 to advance Rep. Nancy Ballance’s House Bill 325 to
Continue Reading Montana House committee OKs raw milk bill by 12-11 vote
The bill to make the direct sale of raw milk legal in Montana is part of a package to boost farm and ranch incomes in the Big Sky State.
The package includes cottage food legislation along with an agri-tourism section in addition to allowing milk to be sold without the
Continue Reading Raw milk bill part of package to boost farm and ranch income
As individual actions, they might not mean much. Collectively, they say Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) is not going away anytime soon.
Two states known for their cowboys, Wyoming and South Dakota, have seen early introduction of COOL bills in their legislatures, respectively, in Cheyenne and Pierre. Cattlemen headquartered in neighboring Montana
Continue Reading Ranchers look for some traction on country-of-origin labeling
Against the recommendations of the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, a state representative is trying for a third time to muster support for legalizing the sale of unpasteurized raw milk in the state.
Introduced by Rep. Nancy Ballance, a Republican, House Bill 325 would allow herd- and
Continue Reading Montana lawmaker again pushing for unpasteurized milk sales
Food safety experts usually don’t see shelf life or expiration dates as big issues, but survey results consistently show that the public worries about those use-by and best-buy dates. It only stands to reason, then, that those who smoke or munch on marijuana would have similar concerns. Stepping up to
Continue Reading Cannabis 101: Cues to determine shelf life of that newly legal marijuana
