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Food Safety Legislation S.510 Stalled by One Senator

Friday, Sep 17, 2010 | By: nutrition

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Food Safety Legislation S.510 Stalled by One Senator
Ezra Klein’s excellent blog on the Washington Post website highlights a Politico story today about the status of the long awaited food safety legislation (s.510).  It is currently being held up by one senator, Tom Coburn (R) of Oklahoma.  Here is the latest: Coburn’s office confirmed to POLITICO on Tuesday that the Republican is objecting to moving forward…
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Winds of Change: Antibiotics in Livestock

Thursday, Sep 16, 2010 | By: nutrition

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Winds of Change: Antibiotics in Livestock
The New York Times has a really good piece on the coming rules regarding the amount of antibiotics that can be given to confinement livestock. Now, after decades of debate, the Food and Drug Administration appears poised to issue its strongest guidelines on animal antibiotics yet, intended to reduce what it calls a clear risk to…
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