Prod FDA on sugar: The Center for Science in the Public Interest and the New York City Health Department petitioned the FDA to set voluntary targets for reducing added sugars in foods and beverages to help Americans limit added sugars to less than 10 percent of daily calories. (CSPI)
Lawsuit challenges farmworker wages: The National Council of Agricultural Employers asked for a preliminary injunction against the new Labor Department regulation setting wages for farmworkers in the country on H-2A visas, saying the wages are ruinously high. (The Packer)
USDA rule on salmonella: In the first step to reduce salmonella infections linked to poultry plants, the USDA proposed to declare salmonella an adulterant in raw breaded poultry products if the bacteria exceed a certain threshold. (USDA)