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- Bush administration proposes rules for GM ingredients in food - George W. Bush; genetically modified ingredients - Brief Article
- Under proposed rules announced by the Bush administration, small amounts of genetically modified plants will be permissible in human food. The proposal, by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, says cross-breeding of regular and approved genetically modified plants should be kept to a minimum, but "intermittent, low...
- Research articles 2002-08-12
- Fed gives biotech the o.k - biotechnologically engineered foods approved by the Bush Administration - F.Y.I - Brief Article
- The Bush Administration issued a policy statement on May 26 indicating that biotechnologically engineered foods will be regulated no differently than conventionally processed foods.
- Research articles 1992-07-01
- Bush administration against labeling of GM foods. (Washington).(Brief Article)
- The Bush Administration opposes the labeling of genetically engineered food, according to Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson. During a speech at the BIO 2002 conference, Thompson explained that mandatory labeling will frighten consume The Bush Administration opposes the labeling of genetically engineered food,...
- Research articles 2002-06-17
- The Bush administration has selected Hunter Moorhead to be the next special assistant to the president for agriculture and food-related issues replacing Mike Sommers, who left that post to return to the office of House Majority Leader John Boehner
- The Bush administration has selected Hunter Moorhead to be the next special assistant to the president for agriculture and food-related issues, replacing Mike Sommers, who left that post to return to the office of House Majority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio). Moorhead will be the White House advisor for agriculture issues,...
- Research articles 2006-06-19
- Bush Administration 'Midnight Regulations' Impacting Food
- The Bush Administration was busy these past few months, passing new regulations to ensure that pieces of its agenda carry over even after today's inauguration. This is nothing new, nor is it uniquely Republican: Carter passed 10,000 pages of regulations in his last month in office, and...
- Blog posts 2009-01-20
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- Save The Children Calls On The Administration And Congress To Take Three Steps Toward Preventing Food Shortages
- WESTPORT, Conn., Oct. 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- On the eve of World Food Day, Save the Children, a leading global development and relief organization, is urging the Bush Administration and U.S. Congress to prioritize three strategic areas in the FY2003 and FYWESTPORT, Conn., Oct. 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- On the...
- Research articles 2002-10-15
- ... Consumer groups accuse Bush administration of food safety negligence. (Washington).(Brief Article)
- Consumer and environmental groups blamed the Bush administration for the nation's largest meat recall, accusing it of failing to set adequate safety standards for the meat industry. USDA officials denied the accusation, reported The New York Times on the Web (Oct. 15). "The illnesses...
- Research articles 2002-10-21
- Widespread changes in US food labeling spell new verbiage for all retail packs.
- After years of debate between the US Department of Agriculture USDA and Health and Human Services HHS, a sweeping new agreement was reached during the eleventh hour of the Bush Administration regarding food nutritional labeling. "The food i After years of debate between the US...
- Research articles 1993-01-01
- Food Safety Rules Resubmitted By Bush Administration
- USDA, on Feb. 20, resubmitted to the Federal Register a proposed regulation to help prevent contamination by Listeria and other harmful pathogens. The proposed regulation, originally submitted in January at the end of the Clinton administration, would require meat and poultry establishments to conduct food contact surface testing for generic...
- Research articles 2001-02-26
- Bush Administration Requests Funding to Improve Inspections of Imported Food
- The Bush administration on October 17 asked Congress for $1.5 billion to stockpile emergency medicine, including 300 million doses of smallpox vaccine. The money also would expand the capacity of health laboratories to deal with anthrax and pay for hiring hundreds of food inspectors to guard against tainted meat and...
- Research articles 2001-10-22
- Pet food contamination opens debate over changes in U.S. food safety system
- Congressional leaders last week threatened to make sweeping changes to the Bush administration's food safety system in light of fresh concerns over contaminated pet food. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), whose House Appropriations subcommittee has jurisdiction over FDA, said her panel may cut off salaries for directors of some FDA centers...
- Research articles 2007-04-30
- Bush nominee for head of FDA could be installed by year's end. (Washington).(Brief Article)
- When the Bush Administration came to power, the White House had an agenda of selecting a commissioner for the Food & Drug Administration who would be the opposite of Dr. David A. Kessler, the FDA chief who campaigned against Big Tobacco and was a When the...
- Research articles 2002-08-12
- Food Industry's Own Lobbying Now Costing it a Bundle
- The U.S. government could now be requiring food companies to keep extensive records of shipments so that when an outbreak foodborne illness occurs, its source could be easily found. But the industry successfully lobbied the Bush Administration to limit the amount of paperwork it had to keep, saying it would...
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Food Safety Under a New Regime
- The Bush administration appears to retain the Clinton commitment to protect the U.S. food supply. Despite the recent withdrawal of the arsenic-reduction regulations by the EPA, the administration and the FDA appear on track with several food safety rules. Final rules that impose Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point...
- Research articles 2001-05-01
- Bush Opposes Free Internet Plan
- As the clock ticks down on the lame duck administration, the White House states opposition to the FCC's plan to condition spectrum auction on winner providing a free tier of broadband service. The White House, wireless carriers and CTIA insist a high bidder, no-strings-attached auction is the most efficient use...
- News items 2009-08-07
- New OMB Head "Prompts" FDA To Move Faster On Trans Fatty Acids Proposals.(Office of Management and Budget, John Graham)(Brief Article)
- In an unusual move, the Bush Administration's regulatory chief at the Office of Management and Budget, John Graham, requested that the Food & Drug Administration quickly finalize proposed rules on stricter labeling of trans fatty acid content. It In an unusual move, the Bush Administration's regulatory...
- Research articles 2001-09-24
- Roundup: No Pepsi at McDonald's, More Food at Target, Better 7-Eleven Coffee, and More
- Pepsi fails McDonald's audition -- After two years experimenting with selling PepsiCo products in addition to Coca-Cola products, McDonald's has decided to stick with Coca-Cola exclusively. The burger chain was testing Pepsi's non-fountain drinks such as Gatorade and bottled Mountain Dew. McDonald's will continue to test bottled drink options like...
- Blog posts 2009-02-27
- Food Roundup: PepsiAmericas Rejection, Cheese War Resolution, FDA Crackdown, and More
- PepsiAmericas rejects PepsiCo -- The bottler turned down PepsiCo's bid to buy back the shares it doesn't already own, calling the offer "not acceptable" and "not in the best interest of the company’s shareholders." This followed a similar move by Pepsi Bottling earlier this week. PepsiCo had offered a combined...
- Blog posts 2009-05-08
- FDA 'signs' off menu labeling; gov. warns: 'stay tuned!' regulations not finalized - Food and Drug Administration, excludes menus from food labeling requirements
- WASHINGTON - Restaurateurs have won a quasi-victory with the Bush administration's recent decision exempting their menus - but not signs that make health claims - from the Food and Drug Administration's tion's new food req.uirements.
- Research articles 1992-12-14
- Plans Underway to Undo Settlement of Food Safety Law Issue.(Richard Pombo seeks Environmental Protection Agency settlement revision)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- THE CHAIRMAN of a House subcommittee plans to ask the Bush administration to withdraw a last-minute settlement between the Clinton EPA and an environmental group concerning a 1999 lawsuit that challenged the agency's implementation of a 1996 food s THE CHAIRMAN of a House...
- Research articles 2001-02-19
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