Food and Agriculture

• UPDATE: U.S. Government Acts to Ameliorate Guatemala Malnutrition Crisis
  PRNewswire (November 19, 2009)
  
   
  
• Kuwaiti Company Indicted for Massive Overcharging of United States for Soldiers' Food
  PRNewswire (November 16, 2009)
  
   
  
• Dairy Groups Urge Senators to Include Raw Milk Facilities in Food Safety Regulations
  PRNewswire (November 16, 2009)
  
   
  
• Overwhelming Majority of Wyoming Voters Support New Government Oversight of Food, Pew-Commissioned Poll Finds
  PRNewswire (November 16, 2009)
  
   
  
• FDA to Look Into Safety of Caffeinated Alcoholic Beverages
  PRNewswire (November 13, 2009)
  
   
  
• FDA Statement on Vibrio Vulnificus in Raw Oysters
  PRNewswire (November 13, 2009)
  
   
  
• Justice Department and USDA Set Dates for Workshops to Explore Competition and Regulatory Issues in the Agriculture Industry
  PRNewswire (November 13, 2009)
  
   
  
• CDC Survey Finds Adult Smoking Declines Have Stalled, Shows Elected Officials Must Step Up Fight Against Tobacco
  PRNewswire (November 12, 2009)
  
   
  
• Overwhelming Majority of Nevada Voters Support New Government Oversight of Food, Pew-Commissioned Poll Finds
  PRNewswire (November 12, 2009)
  
   
  
• New Polls, Reports Highlight The Need To Update The U.S. Food Safety System And To 'Make Our Food Safe For The Holidays'
  PRNewswire (November 12, 2009)
  
   
  
• FDA approves camelina as cattle feed supplement
  AP (November 11, 2009)
  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Camelina companies say federal officials have approved the use of meal from the biofuels crop as a 10 percent supplement in cattle feed - a development that could boost the prospects for Montana's fledgling camelina industry.
   
  
• FDA Issues 2009 FDA Food Code
  PRNewswire (November 09, 2009)
  
   
  
• Make Our Food Safe Coalition Urges Congressional Support for FDA Action on Tainted Shellfish
  PRNewswire (November 09, 2009)
  
   
  
• FDA Warns Companies against Marketing Illegal Flavored Cigarettes
  PRNewswire (November 06, 2009)
  
   
  
• Federal Judge Rejects Tobacco Companies' Effort to Block Key Provisions of New Tobacco Regulation Law
  PRNewswire (November 05, 2009)
  
   
  
• Western Growers Applauds Historic Passage of Water Legislation
  PRNewswire (November 04, 2009)
  
   
  
• Toxic BPA Contamination - Groups Support Consumers Union Call for FDA Protection From BPA in Canned Food
  PRNewswire (November 03, 2009)
  
   
  
• Feeding America Statement on Report That Nearly Half of All American Children Will Receive SNAP (Food Stamps)
  PRNewswire (November 03, 2009)
  
   
  
• USDA announces $17M for new farmers, ranchers
  AP (November 03, 2009)
  ELGIN, Minn. (AP) - A federal Agriculture Department official in southeastern Minnesota is announcing $17 million in grants to address the needs of beginning farmers and ranchers.
   
  
• FDA CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION UPDATES: Fraudulent H1N1 flu products, hearing aids, sound amplifiers, tobacco regulation, FDA's international posts, LASIK eye surgery, and FDA MedWatch safety alerts
  PRNewswire (November 02, 2009)
  
   
  
• FMC Corporation Plans Legal Challenge to EPA Decision to Deny Administrative Hearing on Carbofuran
  PRNewswire (October 30, 2009)
  
   
  
• Message to Congress: Women Farmers Critical to Hunger Fight
  PRNewswire (October 28, 2009)
  
   
  
• Bread for the World Welcomes Administration's Child Nutrition Priorities
  PRNewswire (October 24, 2009)