Its critics say the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has “doubled down” on the active ingredient in Roundup, the popular weed killer.
But that’s probably an overstatement.
On April 30 the EPA changed Roundup’s label requirements
Continue Reading Glyphosate use may be OK on farms, gardens, but Bayer may pay for it
Editor’s note: This guest column was written by Senior Director of Health and Food Erik Olson and Interim Food Director Lena Brook of the Natural Resources Defense Council. (In an earlier version of this
Continue Reading When lettuce becomes unhealthy, it’s time to rethink food safety in the U.S.
Once again, San Francisco is poised to become the first city in the nation to take a legislative stand on a controversial topic. Its Board of Supervisors is set to vote tomorrow on an ordinance
Continue Reading Antibiotic disclosure — another first for San Francisco?
On Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 27, which will make the Golden State the first in the nation to require a veterinarian’s prescription for therapeutic antibiotic uses in
Continue Reading California Governor Signs Bill Regulating Animal Antibiotics
Last week, officials at Subway said that the fast-food chain plans to switch to chicken raised without antibiotics by next year, but antibiotic preservationists are frustrated by the lack of details from the company. The
Continue Reading Details Sought About Subway’s Switch to Antibiotic-Free Chicken
A 38-page petition was filed Wednesday with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) calling for a total ban on eight synthetic flavorings that may currently be used in minute amounts in baked goods, candy
Continue Reading Petition Asks FDA to Ban 8 Synthetic Flavorings Now Considered GRAS
Last year, the Food and Drug Administration agreed to finalized its rule for the process of determining food substances as “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS). Now, a coalition of consumer advocacy groups has submitted an
Continue Reading Coalition of Consumer Groups Suggests Ways to Fix GRAS
Fast-food giant McDonald’s announced Wednesday that, within two years, all of the chicken served at its 14,000 U.S. restaurants will come from farms which raised the birds without medically important antibiotics. The move could help
Continue Reading McDonald’s Plans to Phase Out Chicken Fed Medically Important Antibiotics
Food Safety News wrote a lot about antibiotic resistance this year — particularly the debate surrounding the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) plan to phase out the use of certain antibiotics in food animals, introduced
Continue Reading 2014 in Review: Animal Antibiotics
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has agreed to finalize its rule for the process of determining food substances as “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS). The decision is part of a settlement agreement with
Continue Reading Settlement Reached in GRAS Lawsuit Against FDA
Nine consumer and environmental health groups petitioned the Food and Drug Administration this week seeking a ban on the use of certain chemicals in food packaging. The petitions target perchlorate, which is added to sealing
Continue Reading FDA Asked to Ban Certain Chemicals Used in Pizza Boxes, Other Packaging
