WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Lallemand Specialties Inc., a global producer of microorganisms and their derivatives, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Justice urging the agency to address the burdens created by the inconsistent state regulations affecting the animal feed industry. The organization's letter emphasizes that the current patchwork of state feed laws significantly hinders interstate commerce and raises costs, ultimately harming markets and consumers nationwide  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Wisconsin Association of Distributors Executive Director Dan Leaman submitted a public comment letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expressing firm opposition to a proposed rule that would set a maximum nicotine content level for cigarettes and other combusted tobacco products. The association stated that the proposed nicotine cap represents a reduction of approximately 92 to 95 percent in nicotine levels, which would effectively ban the majority of tobacco p  more