Idaho State Journal: House OKs food safety bill

Individual Health Insurance Reform Weekly EasyToInsureME

By: EasyToInsureME

Week of October 12 , 2009A new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers made headlines this week in pointing out that the Senate Finance Committee's health care reform proposal, as currently outlined (approved by a 14-9 margin on October 13), would increase the cost of private insurance coverage for individuals, families and businesses above what ...

about 1 month ago

Food Safety Bill Make Organic Foods DOA (Dead on Arrival)

By: HJKirk

We've all read the news of Salmonella contaminated spinach or strawberries creating very dangerous, even deadly, cases of food poisoning. The government has done a good job of tracking the sources of food and preventing future illnesses. They have also forced produce off the shelves and put some farms and distributors under great stress or even ...

14 days ago

S.B. 510: A Food "Safety" Bill or Something Else Entirely?

By: JamesGormley

By James J. Gormley Do you grow heirloom tomatoes you sell on your own property or at a local farmer’s market? If so, you will be in for a whopper of a surprise if Senator Durbin’s Senate Bill 510 (S.B. 510) passes: you may be receiving a visit from inspectors.Products not grown according to designated standards will be ...

28 days ago

Govt. established Food Regulatory Authority

By: chnarendra

The Government has established Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 consisting of 23 members including Chairperson of the Food Authority and appointed independent scientific experts as members of its scientific panels. The scientific experts in these panels have been selected according to the ...

about 24 hours ago