WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau received the following public communication dated March 29, 2024: * * * Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America 1235 South Clark Street - Suite 305 - Arlington, VA 22202 - 202-466-7643 - 800-7-ASTHMA - aafa.org * * * To: Amy Greenberg Director, Regulations and Rulings Division Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau U.S. Department of the Treasury 1310 G Street NW, Box 12 Washington,   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 18 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta issued the following Regional Economics article on April 17, 2024, by Charles Davidson, staff writer for Economy Matters: * * * Economic activity in the Southeast grew modestly over the past several weeks as labor market and pricing conditions broadly continued on their paths of recent months, according to the new Beige Book anecdotal report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. Most Atlanta Fed contacts said it co  more

LONDON, England, April 18 -- The Food and Drink Federation issued the following statement on April 17, 2024: * * * Karen Betts, CEO, The Food and Drink Federation said: "Food and drink price inflation fell again in March, to 4.0 per cent from 5.0 per cent in February. This corresponds to input price inflation that manufacturers experience, which also continues to ease. This is good news for consumers - with food and drink price inflation rates now much lower than they were a year ago and with  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 18 -- The U.S. Dairy Export Council issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: The U.S. Dairy Export Council, National Milk Producers Federation, and Consortium for Common Food Names commended today's House Ways and Means Committee markup of a bill (https://bit.ly/3Jn3cBV) that would renew the Generalized Systems of Preferences (GSP) trade program with new agriculture-specific eligibility criteria, giving U.S. dairy producers a fairer opportunity to sell the  more

LONDON, England, April 17 (TNSres) -- The Humane Society International issued the following news: * * * Chinese fur production has shrunk by almost 90% in last decade, but millions of animals are still suffering for the UK fur market * * * Alarming footage from fur farms in north China shows foxes, raccoon dogs and mink exhibiting repetitive, stereotypical behaviour associated with mental decline and animals kept in intensive conditions including in close proximity to poultry, despite the po  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, a journal that says it deals with chemistry and biochemistry of agriculture and food from the American Chemical Society, published research articles on the following topics in its April 17, 2024, edition (Vol. 72, Issue 15): Reviews: * Milk: A Natural Guardian for the Gut Barrier * Milk-Derived Extracellular Vesicles: Biomedical Applications, Current Challenges, and Future Perspectives * Exploring the Preventive and The  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 18 -- The National Milk Producers Federation issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: The National Milk Producers Federation, U.S. Dairy Export Council and Consortium for Common Food Names commended today's House Ways and Means Committee markup of a bill (https://files.constantcontact.com/c0632ec8801/ef57f034-bf8d-460b-aa36-8d7f91753b52.pdf) that would renew the Generalized Systems of Preferences (GSP) trade program with new agriculture-specific eligibilit  more

URBANDALE, Iowa, April 18 -- The National Pork Producers Council issued the following news release: The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) is pleased to announce several staff updates to enhance the organization's advocacy efforts. Andy Curliss will join the organization as vice president of strategic engagement, effective April 22, 2024. In this new role, Curliss will lead a range of efforts focused on expanding the reach and influence of the U.S. pork industry. "As our industry evolves   more

NEW YORK, April 18 -- The Rockefeller Foundation issued the following news release: Mayor Eric Adams today announced a partnership with The Rockefeller Foundation and other leading New York City-based institutions to reduce food-related carbon emissions. The city's integrated greenhouse gas inventory found that 20 percent of New York City's overall emissions comes from the production and consumption of food. As the city has committed to reduce its emissions by a third by 2030, the administratio  more

LA JOLLA, California, April 18 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: By Lauren Fimbres Wood and Monica May The University of California San Diego was awarded $7.35 million in funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a multidisciplinary program to advance understanding of marine contaminants and nutrients in a changing climate, and to ensure that safe and healthy seafood is available and acc  more