Topic: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Research monkey deaths prompt calls for crackdown
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Deaths of research monkeys prompt calls for government crackdownWorkers at a Nevada research lab were checking on a primate room when they came across a ghastly sight: Thirty dead monkeys were essentially cooked alive after someone left the heater on. Two others were near death and had to be euthanized ...
Pesky moth will remain on US quarantine list
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USDA keeps light brown apple moth on quarantine list despite protests danger is overstatedA federal agriculture report says the light brown apple moth will continue to be regulated as a quarantine pest, despite arguments its danger is overstated. The moth, which is common in New Zealand, has been found in ...
Judge allows genetically engineered beet harvest
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Calif. judge allows genetically engineered beet harvest; amounts to half nation's sugar supplyA federal judge on Tuesday said farmers can harvest their genetically engineered sugar beets this year, ruling the economic impact too great and that environmental groups waited too long to request that the crop be yanked from ...
Anheuser-Busch spent $690K lobbying gov't in 4Q
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Anheuser-Busch spent $690,000 in fourth quarter lobbying goverment on taxes, food safetyAnheuser-Busch, the U.S. unit of ABInbev, spent $690,000 in the fourth quarter to lobby the government on excise taxes, food safety and matters relating to the alcohol industry, according to a recent disclosure report. That's ...
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