The U.S. Senate this morning passed the USMCA trade deal on a 89-10 vote. The bill garnered the same kind of broad bipartisan support the trade measure received when USMCA passed the House last month by a 385-41 vote. President Trump can now sign it into law. But the deal will not fully enter into force until […]
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A bipartisan group of representatives has introduced a bill that would provide the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the authority to regulate CBD as a dietary supplement in the wake of calls for the federal agency to provide clarity regarding regulation of the hemp-derived product. The bill, introduced by House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin […]
The US House of Representatives has passed legislation aimed at imposing restrictions on new and existing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), including a five-year moratorium on bringing new PFASs to market. The PFAS Action Act (HR 535) passed on a vote of 247-159. The measure incorporates text from 11 other bills addressing the controversial class […]
The WI Department of Natural Resources board is set to vote this month on whether to allow the agency to begin drafting new water quality standards for a host of pollutants. Read more.
The WI State Senate’s natural resources committee voted 3-2 along party lines to approve a measure restricting the use of firefighting foam containing certain PFAS compounds. The bill limits where firefighters and others could test or train with foams containing highly fluorinated compounds. It would allow the use of such foam only in emergency fire […]
The U.S. Senate Finance Committee voted to approve the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, (USMCA) moving the trade deal a step closer to a final Senate vote in the coming days or weeks. The committee advanced the USMCA implementing legislation by a 25-3 vote, drawing opposition from Republican senators Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana […]
The House this week will consider legislation to require the EPA to designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, as hazardous substances. The legislation would be the first major environmental bill the House will vote on this year and the first major piece of legislation the House will consider. Expectations are representatives will begin […]
The FDA has issued final guidance to help manufacturers of packaged foods comply with its updated Nutrition Facts labeling regulations. It provides questions and answers on topics related to the definition of a single-serving container, dual-column labeling and miscellaneous issues, such as requirements relating to multi-unit retail food packages. Read more from FoodNavigator-USA.com and the […]
The U.S. House of Representatives today voted 385-41 to approve a revamped trade pact between the U.S., Mexico and Canada, known as USMCA. The GOP-run Senate is expected to take up and pass the agreement after the new year. Completing the trade deal has been one of President Trump’s biggest policy goals in 2019. House […]
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Dr. Stephen Hahn to be the next FDA Commissioner. Dr. Hahn will take over for Admiral Brett Giroir, Assistant Secretary for Health within the Department of Health and Human Services, who has been overseeing the FDA since Ned Sharpless’s tenure as “acting” FDA Commissioner expired in November 2019. Read more […]