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Expanded cottage food bill advancing in Arizona Capitol

The Arizona House Of Representatives is advancing House Bill 2042, much like a proposed law the governor vetoed last year. H B 2042, concerning the preparation and sale of so-called

By Dan Flynn

/ 15 Feb 2024

Expanded cottage food bill advancing in Arizona Capitol

West Virginia bills would allow the sale of unpasteurized, raw milk

Legislators in West Virginia are considering allowing expanded raw milk sales in their state. Two bills have been introduced so far this session. The first, House Bill 4911, would allow

By Coral Beach

/ 31 Jan 2024

West Virginia bills would allow the sale of unpasteurized, raw milk

Campaign for a ban on certain food additives moves on to Illinois after California victory

The two non-governmental organizations, with a joint project to trim the number of food additives in candy, soda, and other food items, are moving into a second year in a

By Dan Flynn

/ 31 Jan 2024

Campaign for a ban on certain food additives moves on to Illinois after California victory

Prominent Denver Law School unit is handling jail term appeal for California animal activist

Wayne Hsiung is a well-known California animal activist and himself a lawyer, but he won’t have a fool for a client in his appeal of a felony conviction and

By Dan Flynn

/ 19 Jan 2024

Prominent Denver Law School unit is handling jail term appeal for California animal activist

Arizona may join Italy by banning lab-grown meat from the state

Two bills introduced into the Arizona Legislature may signal that the 2024 sessions of those “Laboratories of Democracy” will be something of an “alt-meat” grinder. Arizona State Rep. David Marshall,

By Dan Flynn

/ 16 Jan 2024

Arizona may join Italy by banning lab-grown meat from the state

Raw milk bill filed in Wisconsin Legislature

State Rep. Elijah Behnke R-89th District, last month pre-filed Senate Bill (SB) 781 to reform the regulation of raw milk in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Legislature has assigned SB 781 to

By Dan Flynn

/ 5 Jan 2024

Raw milk bill filed in Wisconsin Legislature

Montana’s new “Food Freedom” Act may violate the state’s constitution

Montana’s First Judicial District Court is being asked to review the state Legislature’s “Food Freedom” bills enacted in 2021 and 2023. The legislation is known as the “Montana

By Dan Flynn

/ 22 Dec 2023

Montana’s new “Food Freedom” Act may violate the state’s constitution

Bill for wide-open retail sales of raw milk is introduced in Missouri

An up-and-coming conservative in the Missouri House of Representatives wants to upend raw milk safety in the “Show Me” state. Rep. Adam Schnelting has pre-filed House Bill 1711 for the

By Dan Flynn

/ 13 Dec 2023

Bill for wide-open retail sales of raw milk is introduced in Missouri

With FDA action, brominated vegetable oil faces nationwide ban, not just in California

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to revoke the regulation authorizing the use of brominated vegetable oil (BVO) in food. The action comes after BVO landed on a

By Dan Flynn

/ 6 Nov 2023

With FDA action, brominated vegetable oil faces nationwide ban, not just in California

Pork producers ask for partial summary judgment ahead of Boston bench trial

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and Massachusetts Commissioner of Agriculture Ashley Campbell, the defendants being sued in federal court by Midwest pork producers, have until Nov. 7 to respond

By Dan Flynn

/ 2 Nov 2023

Pork producers ask for partial summary judgment ahead of Boston bench trial

The debate has not ended law over ‘Skittle Law’ after California governor signs ban

It’s being called the “Skittle Law” by some in California, which is still controversial and outlaws red dye 3. It was initially to ban five dangerous substances from food,

By Dan Flynn

/ 11 Oct 2023

The debate has not ended law over ‘Skittle Law’ after California governor signs ban

2023 Update on state food safety legislation

Editor’s Note: With permission, Food Safety News today posts the 2023 Update on State Food Safety Legislature by Doug Farquhar, JD, Government Affairs Director for the National Environmental Health

By News Desk

/ 6 Oct 2023

2023 Update on state food safety legislation

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Expanded cottage food bill advancing in Arizona Capitol

West Virginia bills would allow the sale of unpasteurized, raw milk

Campaign for a ban on certain food additives moves on to Illinois after California victory

Prominent Denver Law School unit is handling jail term appeal for California animal activist

Arizona may join Italy by banning lab-grown meat from the state

Raw milk bill filed in Wisconsin Legislature

Montana’s new “Food Freedom” Act may violate the state’s constitution

Bill for wide-open retail sales of raw milk is introduced in Missouri

With FDA action, brominated vegetable oil faces nationwide ban, not just in California

Pork producers ask for partial summary judgment ahead of Boston bench trial

The debate has not ended law over ‘Skittle Law’ after California governor signs ban

2023 Update on state food safety legislation