WASHINGTON, April 9 (TNScapv) -- Alcohol Justice, San Rafael, California, with collaborators has issued a public comment to the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The comment was written and posted on March 29, 2024. The comment was on Docket No. TTB-2024-0002. * * * To: Regulations and Ruling Division Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau 1310 G Street NW, Box 12 Washington, DC 20005 Comment on Labeling and Advertising of Wine, Distilled Spirits, and Malt Beverages with Alcohol Content,  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Analytical Chemistry, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features analytical operations, including sampling, bioanalysis, electrochemistry, mass spectrometry, microscale and nanoscale systems and structures, environmental analysis, separations, spectroscopy, chemical reactions and selectivity, instrumentation, imaging, surface analysis and data processing from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its April 9, 2024, editio  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Enhancements will promote nutrition security and maternal and child health, increase flexibility for participants and follow Administration's successful efforts to fully fund WIC Chicago, April 9, 2024 - Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has finalized updates to the foods prescribed to participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Pro  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 (TNScapv) -- The Center for Science in the Public Interest has issued a public comment to the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The 35-page comment was written and posted on March 29, 2024. The comment was signed by Christina LiPuma, Policy Associate; and Eva Greenthal, Senior Policy Scientist. The comment was on Docket No. TTB-2024-0002. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Regulations and Ruling Division Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau 1310 G Street NW, Box 12 Washi  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Center for Science in the Public Interest issued the following statement on April 9, 2023, by President Peter G. Lurie: * * * The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides nutritious foods, nutrition education, and health care referrals to over 6 million women, infants, and children who are at nutritional risk. The revisions announced today (https://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/fr-041824) by the U.S. Department of Agriculture wil  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 9 -- Four inventors Viviane Lanquar, San Carlos, California; Magi El-Richani, San Francisco, California; Leyla Hathwaik, Millbrae, California; and Joseph Klemaszewski, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, have been awarded a patent (No. US 11952606 B2, initially filed March 29, 2023) for "Food compositions comprising recombinant milk proteins."  more

NEW YORK, April 9 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: (Beirut, April 9, 2024) - Children in Gaza have been dying from starvation-related complications since the Israeli government began using starvation as a weapon of war, a war crime, Human Rights Watch said today. Doctors and families in Gaza described children, as well as pregnant and breastfeeding mothers, suffering from severe malnutrition and dehydration, and hospitals ill-equipped to treat them. Co  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The International Dairy Foods Association issued the following news release on April 9, 2023: The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) expressed disappointment in the final rule (https://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/fr-041824) released today to update the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), which maintained the proposed rule's cuts to dairy in the WIC food packages. WIC is a vital  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 10 -- Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release: The H5N1 strain of avian influenza--commonly known as bird flu--has been circulating among wild migratory birds for the past two years, with substantial spillover into poultry farms. But what's sparking concern among scientists and public health officials alike is the recent discovery of the virus in dairy cows and the subsequent infection of a dairy farm employee--  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Kentucky Distillers' Association, Lexington, has issued a public comment to the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The comment was written and posted on March 29, 2024. The comment was signed by Stephen G. Amato. The comment was on Docket No. TTB-2024-0002-0001. * * * To: Director Regulations and Rulings Division Alcohol and Tobacco Trade and Tax Bureau 1310 G Street NW, Box 12 Washington, DC 20005 Re Notice No. 232 - Labeling and Advertising of Wine, Distilled   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 9 -- GEA FARM TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Naperville, Illinois has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1022350 S1, initially filed Sept. 22, 2021) developed by Nathan Hedlund, Galesville, Wisconsin, for "Milker unit short milk tube milk claw end connector."  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 (TNScapv) -- The National Celiac Association, Needham, Massachusetts, has issued a public comment to the U.S. Department of Treasury. The comment was written and posted on March 29, 2024. The comment was signed by Chris Rich, Executive Director/CEO. The comment was on Docket No. TTB-2024-0002. * * * To: Division of Dockets Management Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau U.S. Department of Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20220 Comment on Lab  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 10 -- The National Milk Producers Federation issued the following news release on April 9, 2023: The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) expressed disappointment in the final rule released today to update the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), which maintained the proposed rule's cuts to dairy in the WIC food packages. WIC is a vital program ensuring that pregnant wom  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 9 -- THE ICELANDIC MILK & SKYR CORPORATION, Ney York, New York has been assigned a patent (No. US 11950604 B2, initially filed May 22, 2020) developed by Charlotte Neilan, New York, New York, and Mark Kavanagh, New York, New York, for "Plant-based yogurt."  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik released the following statement on the Biden Administration's ruling that reduces the amount of milk available to families utilizing the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). "Joe Biden's WIC restrictions will cause significant negative effects on the health of babies, mothers, and families participating in WIC to access nutrit  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 9 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced final revisions to the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) food packages. Nancy Brown, chief executive of the American Heart Association, the world's leading voluntary organization focused on heart and brain health that is celebrating 100 years of saving lives, issued the following statement: "More than 6 million infants, y  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 10 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Governor Glenn Youngkin announced today that HP Hood LLC, will invest more than $83.5 million to expand its dairy processing operations in Frederick County. The expansion project includes upgrades to production and packaging equipment and construction of additional cooler and warehouse space. The project will enable the company to further grow its business while continuing to pro  more