Mary Clare Jalonick

Associated Press

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USDA Announces New Animal Welfare Regs

The rule is a victory for animal rights groups two days before President Barack Obama leaves office.

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Senators Reach Deal on GMO Labeling

The deal announced Thursday by the Senate Agriculture Committee would require labeling of genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, in packaged foods nationwide.

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FDA Asks Food Industry for Less Salty Foods

The idea is to persuade companies and restaurants — many of which have already lowered sodium levels in their products — to take a more consistent approach.

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USDA Proposes Stricter Rules for Organic Meat

The rules would ensure that all livestock, including poultry, have enough space to lie down, turn around, stand up and fully stretch their limbs. Beaks couldn't be removed and tails couldn't be cut.

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Baby Food Arsenic Regs

The FDA proposed a new voluntary limit for the amount of inorganic arsenic — the type found in some pesticides and insecticides — in infant rice cereals.

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Food Industry Looks to Congress on GMO Labels

The food industry wants Congress to pre-empt Vermont's law and bar mandatory labeling of genetically modified foods before it goes into effect.