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Glyphosate use may be OK on farms, gardens, but Bayer may pay for it

By Dan Flynn on May 2, 2019

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…
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When lettuce becomes unhealthy, it’s time to rethink food safety in the U.S.

By Guest Contributor on December 5, 2018
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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 …
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Antibiotic disclosure — another first for San Francisco?

By Coral Beach on October 2, 2017

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…
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California Governor Signs Bill Regulating Animal Antibiotics

By Lydia Zuraw on October 10, 2015

PigsFeedingTroughOn 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…
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Details Sought About Subway’s Switch to Antibiotic-Free Chicken

By News Desk on September 5, 2015

http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photos-exterior-view-subway-restaurant-bangkok-thailand-march-march-bangkok-thailand-one-fastest-growing-franchises-image54716673Last 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…
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Petition Asks FDA to Ban 8 Synthetic Flavorings Now Considered GRAS

By News Desk on June 11, 2015

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…
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Coalition of Consumer Groups Suggests Ways to Fix GRAS

By Lydia Zuraw on April 16, 2015

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 …
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McDonald’s Plans to Phase Out Chicken Fed Medically Important Antibiotics

By Lydia Zuraw on March 5, 2015

http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photography-mcdonalds-valencia-spain-june-logo-sign-blue-sky-valencia-world-s-largest-fast-food-chain-over-restaurants-image41622392Fast-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…
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2014 in Review: Animal Antibiotics

By Lydia Zuraw on December 22, 2014

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…
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Settlement Reached in GRAS Lawsuit Against FDA

By Lydia Zuraw on October 21, 2014

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…
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