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May 23 2013
Lautenberg and Vitter spring TSCA reform surprise
The effort to reform TSCA took a significant step forward Wednesday with the announcement by Sens. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and David Vitter (R-LA) that they have reached agreement on new legislation to revamp the much-maligned chemicals management law.
Read Article >>Codex panel endorses 'proportionality' in assessing pesticide residues
The Codex Committee on Pesticide Residue has endorsed criteria developed by an electronic working group for the use of "proportionality" in pesticide residue assessment, according to a report issued Friday by the U.S. Codex Office on the CCPR meeting early this month in Beijing, China.
Read Article >>Biotech opponents vow to appeal Roundup Ready alfalfa decision
Biotech opponents are up in arms over a 31-page ruling (http://bit.ly/10eTZ0f), issued Friday by the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in San Francisco, that upholds USDA's deregulation of Monsanto's Roundup Ready alfalfa. The Center for Food Safety, lead plaintiff in the case, has vowed to appeal.
Read Article >>Continental European retailers back non-GE soy rations for food animals
Major retailers from five countries in Continental Europe have expressed support for continued production of biotech-free soybeans in Brazil, Agra Europe reports.
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