NewsRack: 'Policy' news in 'Food-Regional' topic for user flenvcenter

Idaho spud giant bets on biotech potatoes	14.5.2013	azcentral.com \| business
BOISE, Idaho -- A dozen years after a customer revolt forced Monsanto to ditch its genetically engineered potato, an Idaho company aims to resurrect high-tech spuds. This month, tuber processing giant J.R. Simplot Co. asked the U.S. government to approve five varieties of biotech potatoes. They're engineered not to develop ugly black bruises. McDonald's, which gets many of its fries from Simplot, rejects those. They're also designed to have less of a natural but potentially cancer-causing neurotoxin, acrylamide.
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Congress mulls deeper cuts to farm aid, food stamps	14.5.2013	Denver Post: All Political News
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers who last year failed to complete a rewrite of U.S. agricultural policy will restart their effort this week with pressure building for even bigger cuts for farmers
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Idaho spud giant bets on biotech potatoes	14.5.2013	Denver Post: National News Headlines
BOISE, Idaho—A dozen years after a customer revolt forced Monsanto to ditch its genetically engineered potato, an Idaho company aims to resurrect high-tech spuds.
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Routt County seeks to streamline regulations on solar panels and food processing on farms	14.5.2013	Steamboat Pilot
County Commissioner Doug Monger expressed strong concern with new definitions of food processing facilities on farms and ranches that would allow them as many as 50 vehicle trips per day.
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A cancer warning for indoor tanning beds?	13.5.2013	Durango Herald
WASHINGTON x2013 Indoor tanning beds would come with new warnings about the risk of cancer and be subject to more stringent federal oversight under a proposal unveiled by the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA has regulated tanning beds and sun lamps for more than 30 years, but, for the first time ever, the agency said last week...
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Guest Commentary: Regulate the use of antibiotics on farm animals	9.5.2013	Denver Post: Opinion
The food you enjoy shouldn't make you or other people sick. That's our philosophy, as the CEO of one of the country's largest restaurant chains and one of its important suppliers.
Wrigley halts caffeinated gum	9.5.2013	azcentral.com \| business
WASHINGTON -- Wrigley says it is taking a new caffeinated gum off the market temporarily as the Food and Drug Administration investigates the safety of added caffeine. The company said Wednesday that it has stopped new sales and marketing of Alert Energy Caffeine Gum "out of respect" for the agency, which said it would investigate the health effects of added caffeine in foods just as Wrigley rolled out Alert late last month. A stick of the gum is equivalent to half a cup of coffee.
With caffeine in more foods, FDA is stepping in	1.5.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Mary Clare Jalonick The Associated Press Published Apr 30, 2013 06:55PM MDT Washington • For people seeking an energy boost, companies are increasing their offerings of foods with added caffeine. A new caffeinated gum may have gone too far. The Food and Drug Administration said it will investigate the safety of added caffeine and its effects on children and adolescents. The agency made the announcement just as Wrigley was rolling out Alert Energy Gum, a product that includes as much caffeine as a half a cup of coffee in one piece and promises “the right energy, right no... ...
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FDA will investigate added caffeine in foods	1.5.2013	azcentral.com \| business
WASHINGTON -- For people seeking an energy boost, companies are increasing their offerings of foods with added caffeine. A new caffeinated gum may have gone too far. The Food and Drug Administration said Monday that it will investigate the safety of added caffeine and its effects on children and adolescents. The agency made the announcement just as Wrigley was rolling out Alert Energy Gum, a new product that includes as much caffeine as a half a cup of coffee in one piece and promises "the right energy, right now."
Monster suing SF city attorney over energy drinks	1.5.2013	Denver Post: Business
Monster suing SF city attorney over energy drinks
Monster suing San Francisco over energy drinks	1.5.2013	Denver Post: Food
NEW YORK—Monster Beverage is suing San Francisco's city attorney over demands that the company reduce the amount of caffeine in its energy drinks and stop marketing to minors.
Cruelty in the name of food	30.4.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Xxxxxx The Salt Lake Tribune Published Apr 30, 2013 01:01AM MDT So gut-wrenching are the images — cows being shocked, turkeys being stomped, horses being burned with chemicals, piglets kicked like soccer balls — that the videos recorded by animal rights organizations at factory farms are almost impossible to watch. That, though, has helped make them effective tools in the fight against illegal and cruel treatment of farm animals. It’s alarming that a number of states have bowed to pressure from agribusiness and enacted laws to criminalize this useful underc... ...
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FDA will investigate added caffeine in foods	30.4.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Mary Clare Jalonick The Associated Press Published Apr 29, 2013 07:35PM MDT Washington • Trail mix. Potato chips. And now gum. With a growing number of foods boasting added caffeine for an energy boost, the Food and Drug Administration says it’s time to investigate their safety. The FDA’s new look at added caffeine and its effects on children and adolescents is in response to a caffeinated gum introduced this week by Wrigley. Called Alert Energy Gum, it promises “The right energy, right now.” The agency is already investigating the safety of energy drinks and energy sho... ...
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Woman facing misdemeanor for video recording Utah slaughterhouse	30.4.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Jim Dalrymple Ii The Salt Lake Tribune Published Apr 29, 2013 03:49PM MDT In what is thought to be a first in Utah, a woman who filmed a Draper slaughter house with her cell phone has been charged with violating the state’s “ag gag” law. Amy Meyer, 25, faces a class B misdemeanor for agricultural operation interference. Prosecutors filed the charge in Draper City’s justice court Feb. 19 after Meyer reportedly filmed the Dale T. Smith and Sons Meat Packing Company 11 days earlier. Class B misdemeanors carry up to six months in jail. Meyer has pleaded not guilty to the... ...
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FDA will investigate added caffeine in foods	30.4.2013	Denver Post: National News Headlines
WASHINGTON—The Food and Drug Administration says it will launch a new investigation into foods with added caffeine and their potential impact on the health of children and adolescents.
'Food Freedom, Organics, and The Dangers of GMO's' event taking place today in Avon	18.4.2013	Vail Colorado: Editorials
This evening, Freedom and Liberty Eagle County; That's Natural, a Colorado-based company teaching people about how their dollar affects the outcomes of local markets; and GMO Free Colorado join forces to explore and expose the F ...
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USDA starts new program to track farm animals	18.4.2013	azcentral.com \| business
MILWAUKEE -- The federal government has launched a new livestock identification program to help agriculture officials to quickly track livestock in cases of disease. It is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's second attempt at implementing such a system, which officials say is critical to maintaining the security of the nation's food supply. An earlier, voluntary program failed because of widespread opposition among farmers and ranchers who described it as a costly hassle that didn't help control disease.
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USDA starts new program to track farm animals	17.4.2013	Denver Post: National News Headlines
MILWAUKEE—The federal government has launched a new livestock identification program to help agriculture officials to quickly track livestock in cases of disease.
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FDA finds safety issues at specialty pharmacies	12.4.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
the Associated Press Published Apr 12, 2013 10:29AM MDT WASHINGTON • The Food and Drug Administration says it has uncovered potential safety problems at 30 specialty pharmacies that were inspected in the wake of a recent outbreak of meningitis caused by contaminated drugs. The agency said its inspectors targeted 31 compounding pharmacies that produce sterile drugs, which must be prepared under highly sanitary conditions. The FDA said Thursday it issued inspection reports to all but one of the pharmacies citing unsanitary conditions and quality contro... ...
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Roadkill: It's what's for dinner	9.4.2013	Writers on the Range
The author offers tips on how to safely evaluate roadkill
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