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Significant food safety action this past year during state legislative sessions

By News Desk on December 11, 2020

State legislatures introduced more than 700 bills regarding food and food safety in 2019, with 132 being enacted and 17 adopted into law, reports The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).

Laws in 42 of…
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New Jersey standoff on homemade food sales continues

By News Desk on March 26, 2016

A New Jersey state senator is standing firm on his opposition to legalizing direct-to-consumer sales of certain foods not produced in commercial kitchens, citing food safety and fair competition concerns. pumpkinmuffins-406 Only the Garden State and…
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Food Safety Legislation Continues Brisk Pace Set Last Year

By Dan Flynn on April 21, 2015

Texas will likely find out today if the third time is the charm for Republican state Rep. Dan Flynn’s (no relation) bill to allow raw milk to be sold at farmer’s markets and directly to…
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California, New York Lawmakers Propose Warning Labels for Soda

By News Desk on April 11, 2015

CA-soda-warning_verticalCalifornia is having another run at adding warning labels to sugar-sweetened beverages, and New York is joining in. Last year, state Sen. Bill Monning (D-Carmel) introduced a bill requiring that any sweetened non-alcoholic beverage (carbonated…
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Tour of State Legislatures Finds Spotty Interest in Food Safety Issues

By Dan Flynn on February 19, 2015

Since 2010, there have been waves of bills involving food and food safety washing through state capitals on subjects such as cottage foods, agricultural security, raw milk, and labeling food products containing genetically modified ingredients.…
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Legislatures Weigh Bills on Soda Labels, Microbeads, Marijuana, Powdered Alcohol, Among Others

By Dan Flynn on February 19, 2015

State legislatures remain in session from Alabama to Wyoming, with food safety mostly getting only a light touch from lawmakers who seem largely focused on budgets and education in this non-election year. In Alabama,…
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Soda Warning Label Rejected by California Assembly Health Committee

By Lydia Zuraw on June 19, 2014

California’s bill to add warning labels to sugar-sweetened beverages has stalled in the state’s Assembly Health Committee. The state Senate passed the bill last month but fell three votes short of the 10 needed to…
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California Senate Passes Bill Requiring Warning Labels on Some Sugar-Sweetened Drinks

By Lydia Zuraw on June 5, 2014

The “Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Safety Warning Act” is now in the hands of the California State Assembly. Last week, the state Senate passed the bill, which would require that any sweetened non-alcoholic beverage (carbonated or…
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Letter From The Editor: The Legislature Is Now in Session

By Dan Flynn on February 3, 2013

State legislatures are now in session in almost all 50 states. While last November’s elections did not result in much change, there do appear to be some different approaches in the state houses in the…
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