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Child Enrollment in Public Health Programs Fell by 600K Last Year
Pew Trust | Posted onMarch 12, 2019 in Rural NewsThe number of kids enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) — two government health plans for the poor — fell by nearly 600,000 in the first 11 months of 2018, a precipitous drop that has puzzled and alarmed many health policy analysts, while several states say it reflects the good news of an improving economy. Enrollment in the two programs decreased by 599,000 children in the 48 states from which the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has data from December 2017 to November 2018, the last month for which numbers are available.
Bill defining meat in North Dakota goes to the governor
Grand Forks Herald | Posted onMarch 11, 2019 in Food, SARL Members and Alumni NewsThe North Dakota Legislature wants to make sure that when consumers buy meat, they know they’re buying “the edible flesh of an animal born and harvested for the purpose of human consumption,” and not something developed in a lab.The Senate on March 4 also passed a companion to the bill, House Concurrent Resolution 3024, which urges Congress to take similar actions to differentiate meat from lab-produced, meat-like products.
SD passes bill in support of truthful meat labeling
Tri State Livestock News | Posted onMarch 11, 2019 in Food, SARL Members and Alumni NewsSouth Dakota State Legislature passed Senate Bill 68 which bill prohibits labeling cell-cultured protein as meat in South Dakota.
FDA allows sale of Geneticall Engineered Salmon
FDA | Posted onMarch 11, 2019 in Food NewsThe FDA’s approval of the application related to AquAdvantage Salmon followed a comprehensive analysis of the scientific evidence, which determined that the GE Atlantic salmon met the statutory requirements for safety and effectiveness under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. However, in 2016, Congress directed the FDA not to allow into commerce any food that contains GE salmon until it issued final labeling guidelines for informing consumers of the GE salmon content in the food.
USDA, FDA Announce Agreement To Regulate Cell-Cultured Food Products
National Chicken Council | Posted onMarch 11, 2019 in Federal, Food NewsThe U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the U.S.
Georgia Senate approves state takeover of Atlanta airport
Atlanta Journal Constitution | Posted onMarch 11, 2019 in SARL Members and Alumni NewsThe Georgia Senate voted to approve a measure that would give the state control of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, a move that Atlanta’s mayor said is tantamount to declaring war on the city.The bill’s Republican supporters say the switch is needed to protect the state’s economic engine from corruption and mismanagement, and the indictment Wednesday of a longtime Atlanta contractor on bribery charges added fuel to the fire.Democrats say the state has no legal right to take control of the airport that the city still controls.
Amid tears, bowed heads, Maryland House of Delegates approves legalizing medically assisted suicide
The Baltimore Sun | Posted onMarch 11, 2019 in SARL Members and Alumni NewsFollowing an intense and emotional debate that brought some lawmakers to tears, the Maryland House of Delegates approved a bill that would allow terminally ill adults to obtain prescription drugs they could take to end their lives.
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USDA | Posted onMarch 11, 2019 in Food NewsThe U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued today a best practices guideline to help the meat and poultry industry respond to customer complaints that are determined to be associated with adulterated or misbranded meat and poultry products.
Iowa's Boulton: Don't kill voluntary programs that encourage land conservation
Des Moines Register | Posted onMarch 10, 2019 in SARL Members and Alumni NewsIowans understand the mounting issues we have in water and conservation in our state. They can see that we need to address water quality and manage recurrent flooding with sustainable solutions, like expanding wetland areas that can help naturally filter our water and provide areas to take on rising flood waters that can help mitigate the devastation seen in many of our communities the past few years.Incentives and low-interest loan programs have successfully encouraged landowners to voluntarily donate or sell their land for nonprofit and public conservation efforts.
The FDA FSMA Act: An inspection preview
Sustainable Agriculture | Posted onMarch 10, 2019 in Agriculture NewsFood safety inspections on produce farms are beginning this month, but there are still questions as to what the first round of Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule inspections will look like. The fact that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will be regulating farms for the first time is concerning for many produce farmers who have never interacted with FDA before on a regular basis. Adding to the anxiety for some producers, is the fact that this will be the first time in history that they will have to deal with regular inspections on their farm.