Resolution on Interstate Sale of State Inspected Meat and Poultry
RESOLVED, that The Council of State Governments urges all members of Congress to join the bipartisan efforts to ensure that legislation is enacted to allow the interstate shipment of state inspected...
View ArticleUSDA Changes Course, Sends Animal-ID Requirement to States
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has scrapped its National Animal Identification System (NAIS), which was more than five years and $120 million in the making, and handed over much control over to...
View ArticleGot (raw) milk? Debate over potential benefits, dangers of unpasteurized milk...
Demand for raw, unpasteurized milk is on the rise - and policymakers in the Midwest are debating the potential benefits and risks of allowing farmers to sell the product. read more
View ArticleFood-safety law expands role of FDA, exempts small producers
Rulemaking for a new federal law overhauling the nation's food safety laws will be critical in determining its impact on region's producers. The bill is designed to prevent outbreaks of foodborne...
View ArticleHow many states in the Midwest have their own meat-inspection programs, and...
Some local producers prefer state-level meat inspections to federal inspections; this article explains why and provides a brief overview of the nine state meat-inspection programs in the Midwest.read...
View ArticleFood Safety: Building an Integrated System
The U.S. food safety system has developed over a lengthy period, often in response to health concerns or threats. Because of this, the system does not have a coherent, strategic focus, but is a...
View ArticleMaryland - First State to Ban Chicken Feed Containing Arsenic
Governor Martin O'Malley is poised to sign into law the nation's first ban on chicken feed containing trace amounts of arsenic. The legislation would prohibit the use of roxarsone, a drug used to...
View ArticleCSG Webinar: Food Safety Modernization Act: Impacts for Farmers, Producers...
The Food Safety Modernization Act, signed into law on Jan. 4, 2011, represents the most significant revision of food safety laws in the United States in more than 70 years. The legislation carried with...
View ArticleProposed Food Safety Act Rules Raise Questions
The Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011 made sweeping changes to how America ensures its food supply is safe. What remains to be seen is just how the Food and Drug Administration will enact those...
View Article"Produced With Genetic Engineering"
Connecticut is the first state to pass a bill to mandate labeling of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The United States is one of the few industrialized nations that does not require labeling of...
View ArticleStates Lead the Way on GMO Labeling
On June 3rd of this year, Connecticut became the first state to pass a law that requires special labeling for foods containing genetically modified organisms, also known as GMOs. Maine followed suit a...
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