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<title>Food safety bill approved by House committee</title>
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<title>June 17: Food safety bill up in House committee</title>
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<description>CU urges passage of a strong bill to protect consumers</description>
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<title>House subcommittee OKs food safety bill</title>
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<description>CU urges Congress to maintain bill’s strong provisions</description>
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<title>CU supports Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009</title>
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<description>Congress should include testing and reporting of contaminants provision</description>
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<title>Letter to Obama regarding the Food Safety Working Group</title>
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<description>The expertise of the Working Group presents the opportunity for comprehensive and lasting improvements to our food safety system.</description>
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<title>Congress: Food safety system must be fixed</title>
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<description>Foodborne illness victims convene in DC to share personal stories &amp; ask Congress to pass legislation </description>
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<title>Comments on nanotechnology and organic agriculture  </title>
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<description>CU comments to the six questions posed by the Materials Committee of NOSB on nanotechnology</description>
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<title>Kansas Governor vetoes milk labeling bill</title>
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<description>The controversial bill would have limited rbGH labeling on dairy products in the state.</description>
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<dc:date>2009-04-24T13:20:02-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>Obama: Enact stronger peanut butter standards</title>
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<description>CU will ask children of CU employees to write the President to ensure peanut butter is safe</description>
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<title>CU comments on FDA risk assessment for Fish v. Mercury</title>
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<description>CU respectfully requests that the new leadership at FDA focus on how to strengthen and refine public health advice around seafood consumption</description>
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<title>CU&apos;s comments to FDA  to not delay implementation of the BSE feed rule</title>
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<description>FDA’s decision to ban only a limited subset of specified risk materials (SRMs) from cattle leaves the safety of US beef at risk. </description>
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<title>KS Governor urged to veto rbGH milk labeling bill</title>
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<description>Consumers in Kansas could be misled about the safety of their milk</description>
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<title>Letter to Kansas Governor regarding labeling on dairy products with rbGH</title>
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<description>Groups feel the Kansas bill puts unnecessary obstacles in the way of consumers getting the information they want</description>
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<title>House focuses on industry&apos;s role in food safety</title>
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<description>All food companies need to be diligent about their suppliers and their safety practices</description>
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<title>COOL Tool</title>
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<description>CU explains what is covered by country of origin labeling and what is not as it goes into effect March 16, 2009</description>
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