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19 Apr 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
” The committee authorized subpoenas for Leo and billionaire Harlan Crow following reports that Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito accepted and did not disclose free travel and gifts from Crow, Leo, and conservative donor Robin Arkley II. [read post]
The report further outlined the implications of the overcrowding, such as poor sanitary conditions, poor hygiene and pest problems, inadequacy of ventilation and the lack of basic equipment such as mattresses. [read post]
29 Jan 2024, 4:35 pm
 Pix credit hereCates 1980 has distributed its February 2024 Report. [read post]
22 Jan 2024, 1:30 am by Marta Morvillo
Against this background, the Commission proposed a 10- (out of a maximum of 15-)year reauthorisation, on which Member States failed to reach the required majority (either in favour or against) in the standing committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (COPAFF) and in the appeal committee. [read post]
28 Dec 2023, 9:54 am by kblocher@hslf.org
This included 30 Senators who sent a letter to the Senate Agriculture Committee leadership and 172 Representatives who sent a letter to House Agriculture Committee leaders. [read post]
30 Nov 2023, 9:03 pm by Joe Whitworth
  The next meeting of the SPS Committee is planned for March 20 to 22, 2024. [read post]
17 Nov 2023, 8:00 am by Jennifer González
” Three months later, the Select Committee on Pest Control held a hearing to address private sector responses to the rat epidemic. [read post]
9 Nov 2023, 7:46 am by kblocher@hslf.org
More than 200 federal lawmakers—including 30 Senators through a letter to Senate Agriculture Committee leadership and 172 Representatives spanning 35 states in a letter to House Agriculture Committee leaders—have now publicly stated that neither the EATS Act nor anything like it should be part of the upcoming Farm Bill. [read post]
18 Sep 2023, 2:28 pm by Jacob Katz Cogan
A separate section is dedicated to the operation of the SPS Committee as an arena for transnational governance in the SPS field. [read post]
12 Sep 2023, 5:20 pm by kblocher@hslf.org
More than 200 federal lawmakers—including 30 Senators through a letter to Senate Agriculture Committee leadership and 172 Representatives in a letter to House Agriculture Committee leaders—spanning 35 states have now publicly stated that neither the EATS Act nor anything like it should be part of the upcoming Farm Bill, a sweeping legislative package directing agricultural priorities for the next five years. [read post]
29 Aug 2023, 12:29 am by kblocher@hslf.org
House of Representatives signed onto a similar letter addressed to House Agriculture Committee leaders opposing inclusion of the EATS Act (H.R. 4417). [read post]
17 Aug 2023, 11:21 pm by kblocher@hslf.org
Last month, 38 farmer and rancher organizations led by Farm Action Fund sent a letter to Agriculture Committee leadership in both chambers, urging leadership to oppose EATS, as the legislation would hurt family farmers in favor of a handful of corporations. [read post]
25 Jan 2023, 9:07 pm by Dan Flynn
David Suarez, DVM, acting laboratory director, Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory, said at the Animal Health and Biosecurity Committee Briefing, that in general, it takes less of the current North American H5N1 virus strain to cause an infection in chickens and turkeys than was required of the 2014-15 strain before it passed through domestic poultry. [read post]
7 Jul 2022, 9:04 pm by Joe Whitworth
An SPS declaration on new challenges affecting food safety and animal and plant health was adopted at the 12th Ministerial Conference in June, covering the SPS Agreement and role of the SPS Committee. [read post]
21 Jun 2022, 9:15 pm by Joe Whitworth
  Particular areas of concern are cleaning, pest control, food safety management and food substitution issues linked to allergens. [read post]
23 May 2022, 6:21 am by The Petrie-Flom Center Staff
” Eighty-six refer to departments of sanitation or entities associated with such departments, and thirty-two refer to sanitation boards, commissions, committees, or divisions. [read post]