The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Services is extending the comment period for a petition submitted by the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) requesting that FSIS exclude so-called lab meat from the definitions of “beef” and
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Brazilian beef ban petition fails to generate much interest
That petition on the White House’s “We the People” website calling for the United States to ban Brazilian beef was looking for 100,000 signatures. It fell a little short.
In fact it was short by
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Petition seeks 100,000 signatures in support of Brazilian beef ban
A petition calling upon the United States to ban Brazilian beef is looking for 100,000 signatures on the White House’s We the People website.
“This petition is important because American produced beef is not differentiated
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Very few Canadians sign petition to legalize raw milk
The deadline is noon today, but unless there is a morning groundswell of activity one might easily come to the conclusion that Canadians don’t give a rip about making raw milk legal. An official House
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Safe Food Coalition says safe handling labels need a rewrite
Seven well-known consumer groups acting together as the Safe Food Coalition are petitioning USDA’s Food Safety and inspection Service for a revised safe handling instruction label for meat, poultry and catfish. The petition calls upon
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CA Dairyman Fights FDA Over Ban on ‘Raw Butter’ Shipments
Mark McAfee, founder and president of Organic Pastures Dairy, has “lawyered up” before once again taking on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), this time over the interstate ban on transporting raw butter. He
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FSIS Approves Chinese Plants for Poultry Processing
Four Chinese poultry processing plants have been approved to export cooked chicken to the U.S. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has approved China’s export health certificate which demonstrates that
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Petitions Urge Congressional Action on Antibiotics Legislation
Like many other bills introduced in Congress in recent years, movement on the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (PAMTA) and the Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act (PARA) has stagnated. Two weeks ago, Dr. Mark
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California GMO Labeling Law Named Prop. 37
California’s Office of the Secretary of State announced on Monday that the California Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act, also known as the GMO labeling initiative, will appear on voter ballots as Proposition 37
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Letter From The Editor: Internet Petitions
Food safety is ultimately based on reasonable decisions that flow from science.
It’s probably not going to go well if we turn to electronic mob rule where only one side of a debate is passionately
White House Turns Down Raw Milk Petition
The Obama administration delivered its official response last week to the 6,078 signors of a petition on WhiteHouse.gov who requested federal-level legalization of all raw milk sales. The response indicated that the White House continues