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How partisan are partisan Senate polls?
That's the question, and headline, at FiveThirtyEight for a look at bias in polling in Senate campaigns. Based on 147 publicly released polls since 2002, analyst Harry Enten says polls conducted by a partisan group...
Dietary Guidelines committee scrutinizes food sustainability
The panel writing the new edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans - the government's tips for healthy eating - is wading into the question of food systems sustainability.
Activists say Pompeo bill won’t stop GMO labeling drive
Advocates of mandatory labeling of foods made with GMO ingredients say they are not deterred by a U.S. House bill that would keep labeling voluntary and would pre-empt states from enacting labeling laws.
GMO labeling bill finds a House sponsor
Kansas Rep Mike Pompeo will sponsor a bill backed by foodmakers to pre-empt state labeling law on genetically modified food, Politico says.
Nutrition Facts label to get first overhaul in 20 years
The Obama administration proposed the first overhaul of the Nutrition Facts label since it came into use in the 1990s.
US to phase out junk food advertising in schools
First Lady Michelle Obama and AgSec Vilsack announced new school food rules that would phase out advertising of junk foods and sodas in schools, a follow-on to provisions that require schools to serve healthier meals.
An update for Nutrition Facts this week?
The administration may announce later this week the first update to the Nutrition Facts labels that appear on food packages, said Politico's Morning Ag newsletter.
Trump’s immigration rhetoric roils farmers
Politico’s Bill Tomson writes today about farmers worried that surging Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s inflammatory statements on immigration will have long-lasting implications for farm labor.