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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Florida Newsletter for Tuesday July 09, 2024 ( 4 items )  

ASTM Honors Joseph Sinicrope with Nuclear Technology Award
WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pennsylvania, July 8 [Category: Materials Management] -- ASTM International, formerly the American Society for Testing and Materials, which develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for materials, products, systems and services, issued the following news release: ASTM International's Nuclear Technology and Applications Committee (E10) has presented its Peter D. Hedgecock Award to Joseph Sinicrope, research scientist for the Applied Research Center at Flor  more

CAIR-FL Condemns Shirion Collective for Disinformation Campaign and Harassment Targeting Pro-Palestinian Activists
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on July 8, 2024: The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-FL), the state's largest civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned Florida tech entrepreneur, Daniel Linden and the network organization Shirion Collective for their alleged efforts to spread anti-Palestinian propaganda, harass activists and propagate harmful conspiracy theories. According to medi  more

FDA Reports Refusal of Antibiotic-Contaminated Shrimp From Three More BAP-Certified Indian Shrimp Exporters and One BAP- Certified Indonesian Shrimp Exporter
TARPON SPRINGS, Florida, July 9 (TNSres) -- The Southern Shrimp Alliance issued the following news release: On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published detailed data regarding 36 seafood entry line refusals in June, of which three (8.3%) were for shrimp for reasons related to banned antibiotics. The FDA also released information regarding an additional three entry line refusals of shrimp in May for reasons related to banned antibiotics. As indicated in the table below, in   more

Teachers, Authors and Activists Gather for Summit July 12-13 in Orlando to Defend Against Educational Censorship in Florida
NEW YORK, July 8 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, issued the following news release: MEDIA ADVISORY Journalists must register in advance to cover. Contact to register: Suzanne Trimel, STrimel@PEN.org. (ORLANDO)-- On Friday evening, July 12 and all day Saturday, July 13, a coalition of Florida and national advocacy organizations will bring together hundreds of teachers, authors a  more