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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, February 23, 2025
In this opinion piece, Sylvia Wulf, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization’s interim head of agriculture and environment, argues that removing barriers to agricultural biotechnology would provide relief to farmers and ranchers who are struggling economically.
EPA has released a draft risk assessment that says using PFAS-contaminated sewage sludge on farms may expose growers and those eating affected agricultural products to health risks.
The Food and Drug Administration has revoked the food use authorization of Red Dye No. 3, a dye that gives foods and drinks their bright-red color but which also is linked to cancer in animals.
The Food and Drug Administration has issued final industry guidance setting the levels of lead in some processed foods that would trigger recalls and other actions.
Draft guidance released Monday by the Food and Drug Administration recommends that primary labeling for plant-based alternatives include more detailed information about what ingredients are used to better inform consumers.
AquaBounty Technologies, which first secured approval of genetically engineered salmon in 2015 but faced relentless litigation and a lack of consumer acceptance, is shutting down its fish farming operations.
The food and beverage industry, Food and Drug Administration and Congress all came under attack at a Senate hearing Thursday that focused on the epidemic of obesity and chronic disease in the U.S., which FDA Commissioner Robert Califf said is in the “unfortunate position” of having “the lowest life expectancy among large, high-income countries."
Lawmakers return this week for the remainder of their lame duck session, facing a to-do list that includes passing a farm bill extension and averting a government shutdown. Also, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy head to Capitol Hill, and a Senate committee puts a focus on FDA and its role in combatting obesity..
An ambitious effort to reduce the size of the federal government in the second Trump administration is encountering skepticism from seasoned government observers and watchdogs who wonder whether the billionaires leading it know what they’re getting into.
In this opinion piece, Blake Hurst, a Missouri farmer, lays out what's at stake for U.S. agriculture and Ag Secretary-designate Brooke Rollins in the new administration.