Editor’s Note: Regulatory coordination across agencies is required by President Obama’s Executive Order 13563 which is administered by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA).
From: RegBlog
Cailin Lechner
Economic instability, social unrest, and diminished quality of life may loom in America’s future if regulators fail to better align our energy and water policies, according to a recent federal report.
Editor’s Note: Any federal attempt at mandatory labeling of genetically improved foods would run up against the Paperwork Reduction Act‘s requirement that any labeling requirements have “practical utility.”
From: Western Farm Press
by Elton Robinson in Farm Press Blog
California’s Proposition 37, which would have mandated the labeling of many grocery products containing genetically-engineered ingredients, was defeated by voters on Nov. 6. The setback for the organic industry has temporarily discouraged the spread of this measure to other states. But it isn’t over by a long shot.