WASHINGTON — A new bill, called the Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2013, aims to establish a standard front-of-pack nutrition labeling system, and define product descriptors like “natural.” read more … Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON — Mayor Vincent Gray here on Thursday vetoed the “living wage” bill that would have forced big-box retailers to pay a premium to its hourly workers. read more Supermarket … Continue Reading →
According to The Washington Post, India plans to subsidize wheat, rice, and cereals for approximately 800 million people under a $ 20 billion system to cut malnutrition and ease poverty. … Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski, D-Ill., on Friday introduced a bill that would define full-time workers for the purposes of the employer mandate in the Affordable Care Act as … Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski, D-Ill., on Friday introduced a bill that would define full-time workers for the purposes of the employer mandate in the Affordable Care Act as … Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives sent its version of the Farm Bill to the Senate this week to begin the conference process, even though the House bill omits the … Continue Reading →
According to The New York Times, U.S. republicans muscled a pared-back agriculture bill through the House on July 11, stripping out the food stamp program to satisfy conservatives but losing … Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives today narrowly passed a Farm Bill that does not include nutrition programs, although the vote is unlikely to result in meaningful action towards a … Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON — City Council here on Wednesday voted to pass a bill that would require large retailers to pay a higher minimum wage — a day after Wal-Mart Stores said … Continue Reading →
According to the Washington Post, the U.S. House rejected the five-year, $ 940 billion farm bill on June 20. IFT Daily News
