 Carriers are Dropping Liability Coverage for Raw-Milk Producers By Dan Flynn  Some folks who drink raw milk probably already see themselves as risk-takers, but they may not have thought about the fact that drinking their favorite beverage increasingly means not just taking risk but, for the producers, also “going bare.” “Going bare” is what the insurance industry calls it when someone opts to go without coverage... Continue ReadingThe Role of Cooperative Extension in Food Safety By Ellen Thomas  (This article by Ellen Thomas, a Ph.D. candidate in Food Science at North Carolina State University, and Ben Chapman, Ph.D., an associate professor and food safety specialist at NCSU, was published in the October/November 2014 issue of Food Safety magazine and is reposted here with permission.) Land-grant universities in the United States were established with the Morrill... Continue ReadingEPA Approves Herbicide for Use on Dow's GE Crops By News Desk  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved the registration of Dow Chemical's Enlist Duo herbicide, a new blend of 2,4-D and glyphosate. The product is intended for use on Dow’s Enlist genetically engineered corn and soybeans, which were approved by the Department of Agriculture last month. Dow stated in a press release that EPA’s decision... Continue ReadingGovernment Gets More Time to Respond to DeCoster's No-Jail Argument By Dan Flynn  Because the defense attorney for Austin "Jack" DeCoster has raised a "novel constitutional issue that appears to be a matter of first impression," assistant U.S. District Attorney Peter E. Deegan Jr. has asked the judge for more time to respond. DeCoster, who is awaiting sentencing on a federal misdemeanor, claims he cannot be incarcerated or... Continue ReadingMore Food Safety News | 
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