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Obama commends House passage of food safety bill
Washington :: DC :: USA | 4 months ago
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what it does, what it doesn't do The House of Representatives on Thursday approved a big food safety bill by a 283-142 margin. The legislation could affect every facet of the nation's food supply chain, from farm to grocery store.
Tags: food safety, House of Representatives, U.S. House, safety enhancement, Barack Obama, Food and Drug Administration, enhancement act, FDA
Tax report: NY economy still sinking, deficits up
Miami :: FL :: USA | 4 months ago
Credibility State lawmakers weigh tax hikes as revenues continue to drop As Florida continues a downward financial spiral, state economists forecast Friday that legislators will have about $3.5 billion less to patch back-to-back budget deficits this year and next.
Sacramento PD arrests rape suspect
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 4 months ago
Credibility Norm Leong said Domingo Vargas, who has no fixed address, was arrested at about 4:30 p.m. at a recycling center in the 2200 block of Northgate Boulevard. Forensic evidence processed by the Sacramento County District Attorney's crime laboratory linked...
Tags: food safety, Phillies
House Passes Food-Safety Bill
Washington :: DC :: USA | 4 months ago
Credibility The House passed legislation to give the Food and Drug Administration more authority and resources to prevent food-borne illnesses after a string of outbreaks involving peanuts, spinach, hot peppers and other foods. The 283-142 vote came after lawmakers...
Tags: House of Representatives, house passed, Jack Johnson (musician), food safety, Senate, absentee ballots, voice votes, Congress, Food and Drug Administration
Food safety bill defeated in House
Washington :: DC :: USA | 4 months ago
Credibility Oklahoma Rep. Frank Lucas , the top Republican on the House Agriculture Committee , was most vocal in opposition to the bill, saying it could "add burdens to many small businesses and farms across this country." The bill would give the Food and Drug Administration...
Tags: U.S. House, House Agriculture Committee, House of Representatives, food safety
Listeria probe seeks food safety overhaul
Ottawa :: Canada | 4 months ago
Credibility A sweeping investigation into the deadly outbreak of bacteria linked to deli meats has found the food safety system must be overhauled before Canadians can again have confidence in what they eat. "What we found is that last summer our food safety system...
Tags: listeriosis outbreak, food safety, Canada, report released, deadly listeriosis, Sheila Weatherill, maple leaf, Gerry Ritz, Toronto Star
PM downplays ratings outlook
Auckland :: New Zealand | 4 months ago
Credibility Prime Minister John Key is talking down the importance of a ratings agency that revised its outlook for New Zealand's credit rating from stable to negative last week. The Fitch agency said the country was living beyond its means and households needed...
Tags: folic acid, John Key, prime minister, minister john, key wanting, Datacom, food safety, New Zealanders, safety minister
Cadmium: New challenge for food safety?
(BfR status seminar on cadmium in the food chain) Cadmium is not wanted in food as it can damage health. In January 2009 the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) established a new guidance value for the lifelong tolerable weekly intake of the heavy...
Tags: Cadmium, food safety
In short
Dublin :: Ireland | 4 months ago
Credibility A round-up of this week's other health news in brief ... People handle raw chicken unhygienically Most people wash neither hands nor utensils properly in handling raw chicken, according to a new study from Safefood, the food safety promotion board.
Tags: raw chicken, food safety
Minister not powerless say bakers
Paul :: ID :: USA | 4 months ago
Credibility Q&A show during the weekend, she agreed it would be best to delay adding folic acid, but said the Government was bound by a treaty. She said the evidence points to folic acid being safe and warned against scaremongering. However, Bakers Association president...
Tags: folic acid, Kate Wilkinson, New Zealand, Labour Government, food safety, Sue Kedgley, minister kate, safety minister
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