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Agriculture Groups Sue FDA on Chlorpyrifos Ban

Posted on February 17, 2022

As previously reported, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule on August 30, 2021 that revoked all tolerances for the pesticide chemical chlorpyrifos on raw agricultural commodities;

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House Revives and Passes PFAS Bill

Posted on July 23, 2021

The House of Representatives passed the PFAS Action Act to regulate the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on July 21, 2021. The bill’s passing follows FDA’s recently published

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Biden Administration Plans to Reexamine Chlorpyrifos

Posted on January 22, 2021

President Biden’s list of planned executive actions included an order to reexamine chlorpyrifos, a controversial insecticide that is widely used to reduce insect damage to a variety of crops, including

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FDA Releases a New EPA-Approved Protocol for Evaluating the Efficacy of Antimicrobial Pesticides in Agricultural Water

Posted on August 3, 2020

In the United States between 2009 and 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) identified 40 outbreaks of food-borne illness

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FDA Launches New “Feed Your Mind” Initiative to Increase Consumer Understanding of Genetically Engineered Foods

Posted on March 6, 2020

On March 4, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), launched a new…
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Release by FDA, USDA, and EPA of New Joint Website on Biotechnology Regulation

Posted on January 13, 2020

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched a Unified Website for Biotechnology Regulation on January 9, 2020.

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USDA, EPA, and FDA Aim to Reduce Food Waste Through New Partnership with the Food Waste Reduction Alliance

Posted on November 1, 2019

As previously covered on this blog, food waste is a major issue in the United States. Government estimates indicate that Americans waste between 30 and 40 percent of the

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EPA Refuses to Approve Glyphosate Labels with Proposition 65 Cancer Warning

Posted on August 15, 2019

In a direct rebuke of Proposition 65’s listing of glyphosate as a carcinogen, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a press release on August 8, 2019 announcing that it

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President Trump Issues Executive Order to Streamline Regulation of Genetically Modified Food

Posted on June 14, 2019

On June 11, President Trump issued an Executive Order Modernizing the Regulatory Framework for Agricultural Biotechnology Products. The purpose of the Executive Order (EO) is to employ a science-based

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USDA’s FSIS Publishes Updated Food Date Label Fact Sheet To Curb Food Waste

Posted on April 10, 2019

As previously covered on this blog, food waste is a major issue in the United States. Government estimates indicate Americans waste between 30 and 40% of the overall food

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