WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Danone North America, Broomfield, Colorado, has issued a public comment to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The comment was written on April 15, 2024, and posted on April 30, 2024. The comment was signed by Stephanie K. Goodwin, Director, Nutrition Policy. The comment was on Docket No. HHS-OASH-2022. * * * To: Janet M. de Jesus, MS, RD Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Office of the Assistant Secretary Department of Health and Human Se  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 4 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has begun its 2024 Black Fly Suppression Program, monitoring and treating 48 rivers and streams spanning more than 1,800 miles. "As the weather turns warmer, Pennsylvanians will be spending more time outdoors, and black flies (biting gnats) are a pest that can make being outside a lot less fun," said DEP Acti  more

ROME, Italy, May 4 -- The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization issued the following news on May 3, 2024: The benchmark for world food commodity prices edged higher in April, as rising meat prices and modest upticks for vegetable oils and cereals more than offset decreases for sugar and dairy products, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported Friday. The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in the international prices of a set of glob  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces released the following written joint testimony from a hearing on April 17, 2024, entitled "Department of the Navy Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for Seapower and Projection Forces." The witnesses are Nickolas H. Guertin, assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition, Vice Adm. James Pitts, deputy chief of naval operations for warfighting requirements and capabilities, and Lt  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The House Education and the Workforce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-445) on a joint resolution (H.J.Res. 116), which provides for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5 of the U.S. Code of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act". The report was advanced by Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, on April 5, 2024. * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) M  more

NEW YORK, May 3 (TNSres) -- Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news: By Kevin Krajick In early spring, George Okoko was perched on a ledge 15 feet up a crumbly cliff, trying to whack off a basketball-size piece of rock with a hammer and chisel. The locale was suburban Berkeley Heights, N.J. The rock was basalt, a common product of volcanism. This batch formed some 200 million years ago, during vast eruptions that occurred as Europe slowly tore away from  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 (TNScapv) -- Lipton Teas and Infusions, Hoboken, New Jersey, has issued a public comment to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The comment was written on April 19, 2024, and posted on April 30, 2024. The comment was signed by Joy Dubost, Global Director, Health Science and Regulatory Affairs. The comment was on Docket No. HHS-OASH-2022-0021. * * * By Electronic Submission Filed electronically at: https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/HHS-OASH-2022-0021-0001   more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The National Dairy Council has issued a public comment to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The comment was written on April 15, 2024, and posted on April 30, 2024. The comment was signed by Katie Brown, President; and Michelle L. Slimko, Senior Vice President, Nutrition Research. The comment was on Docket No. HHS-OASH-2022-0021. * * * To: Janet M. de Jesus, MS, RD HHS/OASH Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) 1101 Wootton Parkway,   more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, alongside Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo, applauded the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) announcement that it will commit $200 million in federal funds to maximize the procurement of domestic Ready-To-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF), one of the most effective nutrition treatments for malnutrition. This federal fundin  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, urged President Biden to issue a plan detailing the administration's research priorities related to the H5N1 influenza (Avian Flu) outbreak. Cassidy stressed the importance of coordination and clear communic  more