by Elizabeth | Jun 3, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Clean Air Act, Cooperatives, Environmental Protection Agency, Rural Development
Posted June 3, 2014 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a draft rule seeking 30 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by 2030, based on 2005 emission levels from existing power plants, according to an article on Hoosier Ag Today by Gary Truitt...
by Elizabeth | Jun 3, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food Safety
Posted June 3, 2014 An Iowa company has agreed to pay $6.8 million in fines for crimes that include the selling of tainted eggs, which caused a nationwide salmonella outbreak in 2010, according to an NBC News article by The Associated Press available here. The New...
by Elizabeth | Jun 2, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Aquaculture, Food and Drug Administration, Food Labeling
Posted June 2, 2014 The head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says new advisory guidelines are on the way for pregnant women concerning mercury levels in seafood, according to an article on Kansas First News available here. ABC News also published an...
by Elizabeth | Jun 2, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food and Drug Administration, Food Labeling
Posted June 2, 2014 Senator Claire McCaskill, along with a bipartisan group of Senators, requests flexibility on new food labeling rules, according to an article on ABC KSPR 33 available here. The group urges the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to...
by Elizabeth | Jun 2, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Animal Welfare, Farm Bill, Farm Service Agency, Food Safety, Marketing Orders, Nutrition Programs, Rural Development
Posted June 2, 2014 On Thursday, the House Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal year 2015 Agriculture Appropriations bill on a vote of 31-18, according to a press release available here. Farm Futures also published an article available here and High Plains...
