Gov't Report: Agriculture Department lax in penalizing those who falsely market organics The Agriculture Department has failed to enforce penalties against some who falsely marketed foods as organic, according to an internal department investigation. A report by the agency's inspector general says ...
Unilever spent $40,000 lobbying government in 4Q on sugar policy, foreign trade The U.S. unit of Unilever, maker of Dove soap, Skippy peanut butter and Ben & Jerry's ice cream, spent $40,000 in the fourth quarter to lobby the government on sugar ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four major food and beverage makers announced support on Thursday for legislation expanding U.S. control over snacks sold at schools and allowing the government to ban junk food from campuses. It would be the first crack down on school ...
Deaths of research monkeys prompt calls for government crackdown Workers at a Nevada research lab were checking on a primate room when they came across a ghastly sight: Thirty dead monkeys were essentially cooked alive after someone left the heater on. Two ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress will pass a new law to overhaul the antiquated U.S. food safety system by the end of the year, U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, an influential House lawmaker, said on Wednesday. The first major reform of the system in ...
USDA keeps light brown apple moth on quarantine list despite protests danger is overstated A federal agriculture report says the light brown apple moth will continue to be regulated as a quarantine pest, despite arguments its danger is overstated. The moth, which ...
Calif. judge allows genetically engineered beet harvest; amounts to half nation's sugar supply A federal judge on Tuesday said farmers can harvest their genetically engineered sugar beets this year, ruling the economic impact too great and that environmental groups waited too long ...
Anheuser-Busch spent $690,000 in fourth quarter lobbying goverment on taxes, food safety Anheuser-Busch, the U.S. unit of ABInbev, spent $690,000 in the fourth quarter to lobby the government on excise taxes, food safety and matters relating to the alcohol industry, according to ...
Summary Box: Gold falls on easing currency concerns; Oil drops on mixed economic reports GOLD DROPS: Gold prices continued to fall as concerns about the euro have eased. It's down nearly 4 percent in less than two weeks. OIL DOES TOO: Oil ...
FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2008, file photo, a worker throws a piece of meat among cattle carcass scraps dropped into a truck at the Hallmark Meat Packing slaughterhouse in Chino, Calif. In May 2008, the Agriculture Department banned the slaughter ...
