Whistleblower warned FDA: Federal regulators were warned of irregularities at an infant formula plant in Michigan months before the facility was linked to bacterial illnesses, said House Appropriations chairwoman Rosa DeLauro, who said the FDA “reacted far too slowly” to the warning. (Politico)
Dire forecast: By the end of the century, extreme weather events, including heat waves, droughts, and torrential rains, will double the risk that there will be climate-related failures of corn crops in at least three of the world’s six major corn-growing regions in the same year, say researchers. (NASA)
Governors seek E15 waiver: The governors of Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin asked the EPA for a permanent waiver for the summertime sale of E15, which is now blocked in most of the country as a precaution against smog. (Gov. Reynolds)
Farmers donate to Ukraine: The National Farmers Union and an affiliate in six states donated $125,000 to the World Food Program to help with humanitarian and agricultural relief in Ukraine. (NFU)