According to Reuters, California Governor Jerry Brown has signed a bill that sets the strictest government standards in the United States for the use of antibiotics in livestock production. IFT … Continue Reading →
According to Reuters, the European Parliament rejected a proposal that would have allowed countries to restrict or ban the use of imported genetically-modified (GM) crops that have secured European Union … Continue Reading →
A study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine shows that a bill to improve the nutritional value of fast-food restaurant meals marketed to children—like McDonald’s Happy Meals—could have … Continue Reading →
The U.S. House of Representatives passed HR1599, the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015, a bill that bans states from requiring mandatory labeling for foods that contain genetically … Continue Reading →
According to The Hill, the U.S. House passed legislation June 10 that would repeal country-of-origin labeling (COOL) requirements for beef, pork, and chicken products. IFT Daily News
According to the Associated Press, U.S. House Republicans have proposed a new government certification for foods free of genetically modified ingredients. IFT Daily News
According to USA Today, the U.S. Congress passed the fiscal 2015 omnibus spending package last week, which has provided relief to school nutrition authorities encountering difficulties in meeting certain requirements … Continue Reading →
According to The Hill, U.S. democrats in both chambers of Congress have introduced legislation to ban bisephenol-A (BPA) from food packaging. IFT Daily News
Bill MacAloney, CEO and President of Jax Markets, died on Wednesday due to cancer, the Food Marketing Institute reported. read more Supermarket News
According to CNN, Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin signed a bill into law that will require the labeling of genetically modified (GM) foods. IFT Daily News
