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Food Engineering September 1, 2006 |
Regulatory Watch Consumer advocates and a recently retired FDA official line up against the proposed National Uniformity for Food Act. |
Chemistry World June 26, 2015 Rebecca Trager |
Chemical reform bill advances in US Congress The US House of Representatives has approved a bipartisan bill to revamp the nearly 40-year-old law that governs America's chemicals policy, known as the Toxic Substances Control Act. |
Chemistry World December 23, 2015 Rebecca Trager |
US chemical safety law poised for reform in early 2016 The Senate broke its deadlock and at last passed legislation to revamp the US Toxic Substances Control Act on the evening of 17 December, right before Congress adjourned for 2015. |
AFP eWire August 26, 2004 |
California Assembly Approves Nonprofit Regulatory Bill The legislation increases certain reporting and disclosure requirements and incorporates some of the standards in the federal Sarbanes-Oxley law regarding corporate accountability. Other states may use it as a model for their own legislation. |
Pharmaceutical Executive March 1, 2006 Jill Wechsler |
Washington Report: Labels and Liability New FDA guidance aims at better communication of risks. But it creates some, too. |
Reason Aug/Sep 2009 Jacob Sullum |
Cigarette Gag: Smokes and speech In April a bill was passed that includes a provision barring manufacturers from making any statement directed to consumers through the media that would reasonably be expected to result in consumers believing that the product is regulated and endorsed by the FDA |
Food Engineering August 5, 2006 |
FE TechFlash Vol. 2 No. 8 Push for National Uniformity for Food Act... Online fresh food manufacturing and delivery service... Innovative Products Honored at IFT... People, Plant and Industry News... etc. |
Food Processing June 2013 Butte & Whitesell |
The FDA Must Define 'Natural' Soon 50 different state laws on labeling natural and genetically engineered foods would harm us all. |
Chemistry World November 12, 2014 Rebecca Trager |
Republican gains may spur US chemical rules reform Now that Republicans control both the House of Representatives and the Senate momentum is building to reform the nation's 40-year-old Toxic Substances Control Act, according to chemical industry groups. |
Food Engineering June 1, 2009 |
Regulatory Watch While food and beverage concerns have dominated the government's battle on childhood obesity, the food industry is attempting to shift the focus to fitness. |
U.S. CPSC December 19, 2007 |
US Consumer Product Safety Commission Acting Chairman Nancy Nord Applauds House Vote on Landmark Consumer Product Safety Legislation The members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee are congratulated for their leadership and hard work on significant product safety legislation. |
InternetNews April 7, 2006 Roy Mark |
House Subpoenas Phone Data Sites Web sites selling confidential consumer telephone data are refusing to comply with a U.S. House of Representatives' request for information, prompting the Energy and Commerce Committee to issue subpoenas to a dozen companies. |
Food Processing December 2009 Diane Toops |
Food and Beverage Industry Trends to Watch in 2010 Shock waves of 2009 cause consumers and the food & beverage industry to re-evaluate. |
Food Engineering September 1, 2008 |
Regulatory Watch A bi-partisan group of senators and representatives has proposed the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act of 2008, which has garnered the support of an important industry group, the Grocery Manufacturers Association. |
Food Engineering January 6, 2008 |
Regulatory Watch Push for larger FDA food safety budget... Study urged on food from cloned animal... |
Food Engineering May 1, 2005 |
Regulatory Watch FDA seeks public comment on proposals to improve nutrition labels on packaged and processed food... International Dairy Foods Association is helping cheese manufacturers meet trans fat labeling deadline... etc. |
InternetNews March 31, 2006 Roy Mark |
Senate Passes Phone Data Confidentiality Bill A U.S. Senate panel pushed out legislation yesterday that makes it illegal to acquire, use or sell a person's confidential phone records without affirmative written consent. |
InternetNews October 3, 2005 Tim Gray |
California Outlaws Phishing It becomes the first state to make the scam a civil violation. |
Chemistry World September 9, 2008 Rebecca Trager |
California to overhaul chemical regulations California is poised to become the first US state to effectively ban the use of potentially carcinogenic perfluorocarbons (PFCs) from food packaging by 2010. |
Pharmaceutical Executive July 1, 2013 Jill Wechsler |
Seeking Supply Chain Security FDA wants pharma leaders to do more to ensure drug quality at home and abroad. |
InternetNews May 22, 2007 Roy Mark |
House Passes Anti-Spyware Legislation I SPY Act earns third approval from House. Will Senate reject legislation for third time? |
AFP eWire October 12, 2004 |
California Registration Bill Signed Into Law California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed into law the Nonprofit Integrity Act (Senate Bill 1262), legislation that creates new registration and administrative requirements for fundraiser and charities. |
InternetNews November 19, 2004 Roy Mark |
House Approves Internet Access Tax Ban President Bush promised to sign four-year prohibition on connection taxes. |
Investment Advisor January 1, 2011 Melanie Waddell |
New Year Will Likely Include New Tax Scheme Odds favor both House and Senate passage of bipartisan tax package. |
Managed Care May 2007 John Carroll |
Mental Health Parity Gets Closer to Reality Consensus seems to be building over a Senate bill that is acceptable to some health plans and employers. |
Food Engineering June 1, 2005 |
Regulatory Watch FDA proposes allowing safe handling statement for shell eggs on the inside lid of egg cartons... Dairy states push for Quality Cheese Act to protect products labeled as domestic natural cheese... |
Food Processing September 2010 Diane Toops |
Congress Scrambles to Pass Food Safety Legislation As Congress has argued over health care reform, financial reform, two wars, a mortgage crisis and unemployment, amending the U.S. food safety system was put on the back burner. |
PC Magazine November 30, 2005 Sebastian Rupley |
Switching to Digital TV The national transition to digital television may be upon us. |
InternetNews September 22, 2004 Roy Mark |
Lawmakers OK Video Voyeurism Privacy Bill The U.S. House of Representatives joined the Senate Tuesday in passing privacy protections against video voyeurism. The House bill makes it a crime to engage in illicit photography or "cyber peeking" on federal property. |
InternetNews May 11, 2005 Roy Mark |
Senate Debating Data Privacy Changes Senate Commerce Committee opens series of hearing on data broker practices. |
Food Engineering March 1, 2008 |
Regulatory Watch Meat packer recalls 143 million pounds of beef, suspended from Federal programs... Industry pans FDA budget... Opposition to Farm Bill provision... |
BusinessWeek September 24, 2009 John Carey |
Carbon Curbs: It's Business vs. Business As some powerful corporate groups fight a U.S. climate bill, others are leading a counterattack. |
The Motley Fool December 22, 2011 Rich Smith |
Senators, Act Senatorially -- and Pass the STOCK Act All investors are equal -- except in the U.S. Congress. |
Reason December 2008 Katherine Mangu-Ward |
Lo-Cal So-Cal? Los Angeles passes a law requiring restaurants with more than 15 locations to post calorie counts on their menu boards, following the model of the Big Apple, whose menu labeling rules went into effect on August 1. |
The Motley Fool November 8, 2007 Charly Travers |
BioMarin Tips Its Hand BioMarin Pharmaceutical awaits an FDA decision on its drug Kuvan for the treatment of phenylketonuria. The company's recent conference call implies approval is imminent. |
Salon.com November 30, 1999 David McGuire |
How to kill HMO reform The lawyers who brought down Big Tobacco have now set their sights on HMOs, but what's wrong with this picture? |
InternetNews May 26, 2004 Roy Mark |
Net Access Tax Ban: No Compromise in Sight States resist the urge to tax Internet connections in anticipation that Congress will ultimately approve some sort of ban. |
InternetNews June 16, 2005 Roy Mark |
Senate Takes up Data Security Law FTC commissioners set to testify before panel that will enforce any new data privacy laws. |
Food Processing January 2005 David Joy |
Regulatory Issues: The FDA agenda for 2005 As in the past, the FDA has a full agenda of food regulatory matters in 2005. So it's not good that the FDA's scientists are demoralized and the agency stands accused of being too friendly with a regulated industry. |
Food Engineering January 1, 2009 Kevin T. Higgins |
How Many Calories in a Dollop of Happiness? Nutritional labeling for restaurant meals is shaping up as a watershed change with implications for packaged goods from fast food chains. |
InternetNews July 1, 2005 Roy Mark |
Senators Prescribe Health IT Legislation Bill explores ways to apply latest information technology to nation's health records. |
Prepared Foods February 2008 |
Article: USDA Labeling--Do Food Labels Make a Difference? The economics behind food labeling provides insight into the dynamics of voluntary and mandatory food labeling and the influence labeling has on consumers' food choices. |
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2011 John F. Brenner |
Expanded Liability for Generic, Brand Manufacturers Ahead? To what extent are generics companies obligated by law to request labeling changes with FDA? |
InternetNews April 27, 2004 Roy Mark |
Senate Likely to Extend Net Access Tax Ban Urged by President Bush to permanently ban connection taxes, lawmakers are likely to extend new ban. |
InternetNews September 23, 2004 Roy Mark |
Opt-In Wireless Directory Advances in Senate Close vote requires wireless carriers to obtain consent before listing consumers' cell phone numbers in public directory. |
InternetNews October 16, 2007 |
Net Groups Cheer Reps' Move on Taxes Technology industry groups and lobby outfits heaped praise on the U.S. House of Representatives today after it overwhelmingly passed a bill that extends the moratorium on Internet taxes for another four years. |
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2006 Jennifer Popovec |
Finding the Middle Ground A construction industry already struggling with rising materials costs could lose as much as 11% of its workforce under immigration legislation currently being debated in the nation's capital. |
Prepared Foods September 1, 2005 Lauren Swann |
"Trans"-lating Trans Fat and Allergen Label Lingo Tracking trans fats and listing allergenic ingredients are now priority label pursuits. Unexpected industry translations of requirements are compounding the transition. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jan/Feb 2015 Lydia Snowden |
2015 Legislative Outlook Will 1031 exchanges survive tax reform? |
InternetNews November 18, 2010 |
Online Piracy Bill Clears Senate Judiciary By a unanimous vote, the Senate Judiciary Committee reports out the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act, while digital-rights groups cry foul. |