| Milk Newsletter for Saturday April 27, 2024 ( 6 items ) |
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Baldwin Calls for Immediate Action to Contain Avian Flu Outbreak in Dairy Cattle
WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release:
Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) called on the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to take immediate action to contain the ongoing avian flu outbreak in dairy cattle. On Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that the virus has been found in pasteurized milk. In a letter to USDA Secretary Vilsack, Senator Baldwin called on USDA to quickly deploy additional resources to contain th
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FCC Commissioner Simington Issues Dissent on Safeguarding, Securing Open Internet, Restoring Internet Freedom
WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following dissent on April 25, 2024, by Commissioner Nathan Simington on an action entitled "Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet and Restoring Internet Freedom, Declaratory Ruling, Order, Report and Order, and Order on Reconsideration" (WC Docket Nos. 23-320, 17-108).
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Re: Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet and Restoring Internet Freedom, Declaratory Ruling, Order, Report and Order, and Order on Reco
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Food & Water Watch: NY Advocates, Groups, & Experts Call for On-Site Radioactive Waste Storage at Decommissioning Indian Point Site
WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following news release on April 26, 2024:
On Thursday, environmental advocates and organizations held a rally in support of on-site storage of the radioactive wastewater currently held at the decommissioning Indian Point nuclear facility. The push for on-site storage comes as Holtec, the company in charge of the plant decommissioning, announced a lawsuit against New York State for passage of the 2023 of the Save the Hudson Bill (S6893/
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PETA Petitions FDA to Add Cancer Warning Label to Dairy to Protect Consumers and Cows
ROCKVILLE, Maryland, April 27 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release:
Because numerous studies indicate that the consumption of dairy is linked to an increased risk of suffering or dying from prostate, breast, and ovarian cancer, PETA submitted a petition (https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/From-PETA-FDA-Petition-for-Rulemaking-to-Add-Cancer-Warning-on-Milk-and-Dairy_Redacted.pdf) for rulemaking to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA
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U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka: U.S. Under Secretary Alexis Taylor Visits Sri Lanka to Strengthen Agricultural Ties and Food Security
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, April 27 -- The U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka issued the following news release on April 26, 2024:
On Friday in Colombo, Alexis Taylor, Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), together with U.S. Ambassador Julie Chung, met with Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and other senior government officials to discuss USDA support for Sri Lanka's agricultural sector. Under Secretary Taylor's visit underscored the Am
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UC-Riverside: H5N1 Bird Flu - What Threat Does It Pose?
RIVERSIDE, California, April 26 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following Q&A on April 25, 2024, with Rajesh Gulati, interim chair of internal medicine in the School of Medicine:
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Dr. Rajesh Gulati at UC Riverside answers some common questions about the virus and its spread
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By Iqbal Pittalwala
The World Health Organization has raised concerns about the spread of H5N1 bird flu, the disease caused by infection with avian (bird) influenza (flu) T
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