News News and Information english<![CDATA[FDA Extends Comment Period on Proposed Food Safety Rule]]>http://ambainc.org/stream/item/25/fda-extends-comment-period-on-proposed-food-safety-rulehttp://ambainc.org/stream/item/25/fda-extends-comment-period-on-proposed-food-safety-rule2013-04-26Administration (FDA or we) is extending the comment period for the proposed rule, and for the information collection related to the proposed rule, ‘‘Current Good Manufacturing Practice and Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food’’ that appeared in the Federal Register of January 16, 2013.
...written comments on the proposed rule by September 16, 2013.  http://ambainc.org/media/AMBA_PDFs/News/Comment_Extension.pdf

]]><![CDATA[FDA Proposes Rule to Implement Food Safety Modernization Act]]>http://ambainc.org/stream/item/24/fda-proposes-rule-to-implement-food-safety-modernization-acthttp://ambainc.org/stream/item/24/fda-proposes-rule-to-implement-food-safety-modernization-act2013-01-16Administration (FDA) is proposing to amend its regulation for Current Good Manufacturing Practice In Manufacturing, Packing, or Holding Human Food (CGMPs) to modernize it and to add requirements for domestic and foreign facilities that are required to register under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act) to establish and implement hazard analysis and risk-based preventive controls for human food.
read more - http://www.AMBAinc.org/media/AMBA_PDFs/News/Federal_Register_Food_Safety.pdf

]]><![CDATA[New wheat initiative aims to raise yield potential 50 percent]]>http://ambainc.org/stream/item/21/new-wheat-initiative-aims-to-raise-yield-potential-50-percenthttp://ambainc.org/stream/item/21/new-wheat-initiative-aims-to-raise-yield-potential-50-percent2013-01-03Representatives from 16 countries and international organizations recently agreed to launch an initiative to increase wheat's genetic yield potential by 50 percent in the next 20 years.

The group met in Mexico City in mid-November to set up the framework... <read more>

]]><![CDATA[Farm Bill Extension Is Added to Fiscal Agreement]]>http://ambainc.org/stream/item/22/farm-bill-extension-is-added-to-fiscal-agreementhttp://ambainc.org/stream/item/22/farm-bill-extension-is-added-to-fiscal-agreement2013-01-02By Ellyn Ferguson 
Roll Call Staff
Dec. 31, 2012, 11:15 p.m.

The package worked out between Senate leaders and the White House to avert the fiscal cliff includes provisions to extend current farm law for the rest of fiscal 2013, avoiding a scenario that could lead to a doubling of milk prices.

The extension of programs in the 2008 farm law, which expired in September, represents a trimmed-down ... http://www.rollcall.com/news/farm_bill_extension_is_added_to_fiscal_agreement-220437-1.html

]]><![CDATA[Becoming an AMBA Recommended Malting Barley Variety]]>http://ambainc.org/stream/item/11/becoming-an-amba-recommended-malting-barley-varietyhttp://ambainc.org/stream/item/11/becoming-an-amba-recommended-malting-barley-variety2012-10-17The American Malting Barley Association, Inc. (AMBA) is often asked about the process by which a malting barley variety is added to the AMBA recommended list. It takes a constant breeding effort to keep barley competitive with other crops while addressing new pest problems and industry quality shifts brought about by changing beer styles and brewing processes.  The breeding of new varieties can take years and is truly a cooperative effort of many institutions, companies and organizations.

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