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Jan. 5, 2016 Blumenthal Statement on Administration's New Dietary Guidelines Sen. Dick Blumenthal
Jan. 4, 2016 DeLauro Statement on the Fifth Anniversary of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act Rep. Rosa DeLauro
Dec. 23, 2015 Sens. Blumenthal, Markey, Reps. Pallone, DeLauro Introduce Legislation to Modernize Food Labeling Sen. Dick Blumenthal
Dec. 21, 2015 Blumenthal, Durbin Statement on FDA Creation of Dietary Supplement Program Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Dec. 18, 2015 Letter to 25 Candy, Cereal, Food and Drink Companies - Liquid-Nicotine Retailers Using Trademarked Brand Names Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Dec. 18, 2015 Letter to 167 Liquid Nicotine Retailers - Marketing Flavored Liquid-Nicotine Using Recognizable Brand Names Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Dec. 18, 2015 Letter to Edith Ramirez, Chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission - To Urge the Federal Trade Commission to Investigate Liquid-Nicotine Retailers' Advertising Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Dec. 8, 2015 Letter to Michael Taylor. FDA Deputy Commissioner - New Cheese Standard That Could Harm Connecticut Dairy Farms Rep. Joe Courtney, ...
Dec. 8, 2015 Murphy Calls on Senate to Follow House & Ban Plastic Microbeads Threatening Long Island Sound Sen. Chris Murphy
Dec. 7, 2015 DeLauro Statement on WTO Sanctions Rep. Rosa DeLauro
Nov. 23, 2015 Democratic Leaders Introduce Legislation in the House and Senate to Modernize Food Labeling Rep. Rosa DeLauro
Nov. 23, 2015 Democratic Leaders Introduce Legislation in the House and Senate to Modernize Food Labeling Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Nov. 19, 2015 Democratic Leaders Introduce Legislation in the House and Senate to Modernize Food Labeling Rep. Rosa DeLauro, ...
Nov. 18, 2015 Durbin, Blumenthal Statement on DOJ, Federal Agencies Bringing Criminal and Civil Charges Against More than 100 Dietary Supplement Makers and Marketers Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Nov. 13, 2015 DeLauro Statement on Final Food Safety Rules Announced Today Rep. Rosa DeLauro
Nov. 9, 2015 Letter to the Hon. Sylvia Burwell, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Finalize Reporting Requirements for Antibiotic Use in Agriculture Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Oct. 30, 2015 Letter to Stephen Ostroff, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Menu Labeling Requirements Rep. Rosa DeLauro, ...
Oct. 28, 2015 Blumenthal Statement on New CDC Report on E-Cigarette Use Among Adults Sen. Dick Blumenthal
Oct. 28, 2015 Regulating Tobacco Sen. Dick Blumenthal
Oct. 21, 2015 DeLauro Calls on USTR to Release TPP Text Affecting Consumer Safety Rep. Rosa DeLauro
Oct. 16, 2015 Letter to Sandy Kennedy, RILA President, and Matthew Shay, NRF President and CEO - Call for Retail Boycott of Harmful Plastic Microbeads Threatening Long Island Sound Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Oct. 15, 2015 Blumenthal, Durbin Statement on New Study Identifying Dietary Supplement Use Causes More Than 20,000 E.R. Visits Every Year Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Oct. 2, 2015 Courtney announces $99,000 Farmers Market Promotion Program Grant to Ledge Light Health District Rep. Joe Courtney
Sept. 30, 2015 Blumenthal, Senate Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Raise Smoking Age to 21 Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Sept. 22, 2015 DeLauro Statement on Sentencing of Peanut Corporation Executives Rep. Rosa DeLauro
Sept. 17, 2015 Reps. Schiff, DeLauro and Other Members Support New FDA Proposal to Require Daily Reference Value for Added Sugars on Nutritional Facts Labeling Rep. Rosa DeLauro
Sept. 16, 2015 Letter to Dr. Stephen Ostroff, Acting Commissioner of Food and Drug Administration - Daily Reference Value for Added Sugars on Nutritional Facts Labeling Rep. Rosa DeLauro, ...
Sept. 16, 2015 Letter to Dr. Stephen Ostroff, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administraton - Supporting FDA Proposal Requiring Daily Reference Value for Added Sugars on Nutrition Facts Labeling Rep. Rosa DeLauro, ...
Sept. 15, 2015 Blumenthal Statement On FDA Order Stopping Sale Of Four Cigarette Products Sen. Dick Blumenthal
Sept. 1, 2015 Blumenthal Statement on FDA Action to Protect Consumers from Deadly Powdered Caffeine Sen. Dick Blumenthal
Aug. 10, 2015 DeLauro Statement on Coca-Cola Funding Biased Obesity Research Rep. Rosa DeLauro
Aug. 5, 2015 Letter to Stephen Ostroff, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Tackle Toxics in E-Cigarettes Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
July 24, 2015 Letter to Michael Froman, United States Trade Representative - Protect Anti-Tobacco Public Health Measures in TPP Negotiations Rep. John Larson, ...
July 24, 2015 Letter to Margaret Hamburg, Food and Drug Administration - Revising Food Labels Rep. Rosa DeLauro
July 23, 2015 Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 Rep. Rosa DeLauro
July 23, 2015 DeLauro Amendment to DARK Act Up For a Vote Today Rep. Rosa DeLauro
July 22, 2015 Lawmakers Condemn Dangerous Industry-Driven Food Labeling Bill Rep. Rosa DeLauro, ...
July 22, 2015 DeLauro, DeFazio, Lawmakers Condemn Dangerous Industry-Driven Food Labeling Bill Rep. Rosa DeLauro, ...
July 9, 2015 DeLauro Dismayed By FDA Delay Of Menu Labeling Deadline Rep. Rosa DeLauro
June 29, 2015 DeLauro Statement On USDA Decision To Allow Import Of Fresh Beef From Parts Of Argentina And Brazil Rep. Rosa DeLauro
June 24, 2015 Murphy, Blumenthal, Markey Call On FDA To Label And Regulate All Sesame Products Sen. Chris Murphy
June 16, 2015 DeLauro Statement On FDA Trans Fat Phase Out Rep. Rosa DeLauro
June 16, 2015 Blumenthal Statement on FDA Decision to Ban Trans Fat Sen. Dick Blumenthal
May 21, 2015 DeLauro Introduces Legislation To Limit Inorganic Arsenic In Rice Rep. Rosa DeLauro
May 19, 2015 Ensuring Tax Exempt Organizations the Right to Appeal Act -- Continued Sen. Dick Blumenthal
May 15, 2015 Letter to Stephen Ostroff, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Provide Clarity to Businesses Before Enforcing Menu Labeling Rule Sen. Chris Murphy, ...
May 14, 2015 DeLauro Calls For Release Of Trans-Pacific Partnership Food Safety Chapter Rep. Rosa DeLauro
May 13, 2015 DeLauro, Slaughter Introduce Legislation to Strengthen USDA's Power to Protect Public Health Rep. Rosa DeLauro, ...
May 13, 2015 DeLauro Applauds USDA's Final Rule On Mechanically Tenderized Beef Rep. Rosa DeLauro
May 13, 2015 DeLauro, Slaughter Introduce Legislation To Strengthen USDA's Power To Protect Public Health Rep. Rosa DeLauro
May 8, 2015 DeLauro Reacts To USDA Issuing Proposed Rule On Humane Handling Of Veal Calves Rep. Rosa DeLauro
April 30, 2015 Following Blumenthal, Durbin's Request, FDA Warns Manufacturers to Cease Production of Supplements Containing Designer Stimulant DMBA Sen. Dick Blumenthal
April 30, 2015 Letter to Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Barbara Mikulski, Vice Chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Jerry Moran, Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Jeff Merkley, Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Fully Funding the FDA Food Safety Activities Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
April 30, 2015 Providing for Congressional Disapproval of a Rule Submitted by the National Labor Relations Board -- Veto Sen. Dick Blumenthal
April 28, 2015 FDA Issues Warnings on Mislabeled Supplements Following Blumenthal and Durbin's Call to Action Sen. Dick Blumenthal
April 24, 2015 Letter to Stephen Ostroff, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Updated Guidance to Pregnant Women on Seafood Consumption Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
April 16, 2015 Letter to Mitch Zeller, Director of the Food and Drug Administration - Marketing of "Snus" Products Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
April 2, 2015 Blumenthal, Advocates Seek Labeling of Genetically Engineered Foods Sen. Dick Blumenthal
April 1, 2015 Rep. Roybal-Allard Introduces STOP Act Reauthorization to Prevent Underage Drinking Rep. Rosa DeLauro, ...
March 10, 2015 Letter to Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Finalize Tobacco Deeming Regulations to Protect Children Against Harmful E-Cigarettes Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Feb. 27, 2015 Letter to Tom VIlsack, Secretary of the US Department of Agriculture - Declaring Salmonella as an Adulterant Rep. Rosa DeLauro
Feb. 19, 2015 Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture - Labeling Mechanically Tenderized Beef Products Rep. Rosa DeLauro, ...
Feb. 19, 2015 Letter to Shaun Donovan, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Labeling Mechanically Tenderized Beef Products Rep. Rosa DeLauro, ...
Feb. 12, 2015 Blumenthal, Boxer, DeFazio Introduce Bill to Require Labeling of Genetically Engineered Foods Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Feb. 12, 2015 Boxer, Blumenthal, DeFazio Introduce Bill to Require Labeling of Genetically Engineered Foods Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Feb. 11, 2015 Reed, Durbin, Blumenthal, Brown Introduce Legislation To Close Tobacco Tax Loopholes Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Jan. 28, 2015 Durbin, Delauro Introduce Legislation Establishing A Single Food Agency Rep. Rosa DeLauro, ...
Jan. 21, 2015 DeLauro Statement On New Standards For Poultry Parts And Ground Poultry Rep. Rosa DeLauro
Dec. 22, 2014 Murphy, DeLauro, Blumenthal Celebrate News Thousands Of Connecticut Seniors Will Have Increased Access To Healthy Food Rep. Rosa DeLauro, ...
Dec. 15, 2014 DeLauro, Pingree Amendment To Ban Chinese Chicken From School Lunches Included In Omnibus Funding Bill Rep. Rosa DeLauro, ...
Dec. 11, 2014 Blumenthal Issues Statement on Yale Study Reporting a Quarter of Connecticut High Schoolers Have Tried E-Cigarettes Sen. Dick Blumenthal
Dec. 4, 2014 DeLauro Stands Behind Chefs' Call For Passage Of GMO Labeling Legislation Rep. Rosa DeLauro
Dec. 1, 2014 Letter to Robert Gates, President of the Boy Scouts - End Partnership With the Right Decisions Right Now Youth Tobacco Prevention Program Sen. Dick Blumenthal
Dec. 1, 2014 DeLauro Applauds Robust Menu Labeling Final Rule Rep. Rosa DeLauro
Dec. 1, 2014 DeLauro, Carrington: In Connecticut, The Face Of Hunger May Surprise You Rep. Rosa DeLauro
Date Title Politician
Jan. 5, 2016 Blumenthal Statement on Administration's New Dietary Guidelines Sen.Dick Blumenthal
Jan. 4, 2016 DeLauro Statement on the Fifth Anniversary of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act Rep.Rosa DeLauro
Dec. 23, 2015 Sens. Blumenthal, Markey, Reps. Pallone, DeLauro Introduce Legislation to Modernize Food Labeling Sen.Dick Blumenthal
Dec. 21, 2015 Blumenthal, Durbin Statement on FDA Creation of Dietary Supplement Program Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Dec. 18, 2015 Letter to 25 Candy, Cereal, Food and Drink Companies - Liquid-Nicotine Retailers Using Trademarked Brand Names Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Dec. 18, 2015 Letter to 167 Liquid Nicotine Retailers - Marketing Flavored Liquid-Nicotine Using Recognizable Brand Names Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Dec. 18, 2015 Letter to Edith Ramirez, Chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission - To Urge the Federal Trade Commission to Investigate Liquid-Nicotine Retailers' Advertising Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Dec. 8, 2015 Letter to Michael Taylor. FDA Deputy Commissioner - New Cheese Standard That Could Harm Connecticut Dairy Farms Rep.Joe Courtney, ...
Dec. 8, 2015 Murphy Calls on Senate to Follow House & Ban Plastic Microbeads Threatening Long Island Sound Sen.Chris Murphy
Dec. 7, 2015 DeLauro Statement on WTO Sanctions Rep.Rosa DeLauro
Nov. 23, 2015 Democratic Leaders Introduce Legislation in the House and Senate to Modernize Food Labeling Rep.Rosa DeLauro
Nov. 23, 2015 Democratic Leaders Introduce Legislation in the House and Senate to Modernize Food Labeling Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Nov. 19, 2015 Democratic Leaders Introduce Legislation in the House and Senate to Modernize Food Labeling Rep.Rosa DeLauro, ...
Nov. 18, 2015 Durbin, Blumenthal Statement on DOJ, Federal Agencies Bringing Criminal and Civil Charges Against More than 100 Dietary Supplement Makers and Marketers Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Nov. 13, 2015 DeLauro Statement on Final Food Safety Rules Announced Today Rep.Rosa DeLauro
Nov. 9, 2015 Letter to the Hon. Sylvia Burwell, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Finalize Reporting Requirements for Antibiotic Use in Agriculture Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Oct. 30, 2015 Letter to Stephen Ostroff, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Menu Labeling Requirements Rep.Rosa DeLauro, ...
Oct. 28, 2015 Blumenthal Statement on New CDC Report on E-Cigarette Use Among Adults Sen.Dick Blumenthal
Oct. 28, 2015 Regulating Tobacco Sen.Dick Blumenthal
Oct. 21, 2015 DeLauro Calls on USTR to Release TPP Text Affecting Consumer Safety Rep.Rosa DeLauro
Oct. 16, 2015 Letter to Sandy Kennedy, RILA President, and Matthew Shay, NRF President and CEO - Call for Retail Boycott of Harmful Plastic Microbeads Threatening Long Island Sound Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Oct. 15, 2015 Blumenthal, Durbin Statement on New Study Identifying Dietary Supplement Use Causes More Than 20,000 E.R. Visits Every Year Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Oct. 2, 2015 Courtney announces $99,000 Farmers Market Promotion Program Grant to Ledge Light Health District Rep.Joe Courtney
Sept. 30, 2015 Blumenthal, Senate Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Raise Smoking Age to 21 Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Sept. 22, 2015 DeLauro Statement on Sentencing of Peanut Corporation Executives Rep.Rosa DeLauro
Sept. 17, 2015 Reps. Schiff, DeLauro and Other Members Support New FDA Proposal to Require Daily Reference Value for Added Sugars on Nutritional Facts Labeling Rep.Rosa DeLauro
Sept. 16, 2015 Letter to Dr. Stephen Ostroff, Acting Commissioner of Food and Drug Administration - Daily Reference Value for Added Sugars on Nutritional Facts Labeling Rep.Rosa DeLauro, ...
Sept. 16, 2015 Letter to Dr. Stephen Ostroff, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administraton - Supporting FDA Proposal Requiring Daily Reference Value for Added Sugars on Nutrition Facts Labeling Rep.Rosa DeLauro, ...
Sept. 15, 2015 Blumenthal Statement On FDA Order Stopping Sale Of Four Cigarette Products Sen.Dick Blumenthal
Sept. 1, 2015 Blumenthal Statement on FDA Action to Protect Consumers from Deadly Powdered Caffeine Sen.Dick Blumenthal
Aug. 10, 2015 DeLauro Statement on Coca-Cola Funding Biased Obesity Research Rep.Rosa DeLauro
Aug. 5, 2015 Letter to Stephen Ostroff, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Tackle Toxics in E-Cigarettes Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
July 24, 2015 Letter to Michael Froman, United States Trade Representative - Protect Anti-Tobacco Public Health Measures in TPP Negotiations Rep.John Larson, ...
July 24, 2015 Letter to Margaret Hamburg, Food and Drug Administration - Revising Food Labels Rep.Rosa DeLauro
July 23, 2015 Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 Rep.Rosa DeLauro
July 23, 2015 DeLauro Amendment to DARK Act Up For a Vote Today Rep.Rosa DeLauro
July 22, 2015 Lawmakers Condemn Dangerous Industry-Driven Food Labeling Bill Rep.Rosa DeLauro, ...
July 22, 2015 DeLauro, DeFazio, Lawmakers Condemn Dangerous Industry-Driven Food Labeling Bill Rep.Rosa DeLauro, ...
July 9, 2015 DeLauro Dismayed By FDA Delay Of Menu Labeling Deadline Rep.Rosa DeLauro
June 29, 2015 DeLauro Statement On USDA Decision To Allow Import Of Fresh Beef From Parts Of Argentina And Brazil Rep.Rosa DeLauro
June 24, 2015 Murphy, Blumenthal, Markey Call On FDA To Label And Regulate All Sesame Products Sen.Chris Murphy
June 16, 2015 DeLauro Statement On FDA Trans Fat Phase Out Rep.Rosa DeLauro
June 16, 2015 Blumenthal Statement on FDA Decision to Ban Trans Fat Sen.Dick Blumenthal
May 21, 2015 DeLauro Introduces Legislation To Limit Inorganic Arsenic In Rice Rep.Rosa DeLauro
May 19, 2015 Ensuring Tax Exempt Organizations the Right to Appeal Act -- Continued Sen.Dick Blumenthal
May 15, 2015 Letter to Stephen Ostroff, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Provide Clarity to Businesses Before Enforcing Menu Labeling Rule Sen.Chris Murphy, ...
May 14, 2015 DeLauro Calls For Release Of Trans-Pacific Partnership Food Safety Chapter Rep.Rosa DeLauro
May 13, 2015 DeLauro, Slaughter Introduce Legislation to Strengthen USDA's Power to Protect Public Health Rep.Rosa DeLauro, ...
May 13, 2015 DeLauro Applauds USDA's Final Rule On Mechanically Tenderized Beef Rep.Rosa DeLauro
May 13, 2015 DeLauro, Slaughter Introduce Legislation To Strengthen USDA's Power To Protect Public Health Rep.Rosa DeLauro
May 8, 2015 DeLauro Reacts To USDA Issuing Proposed Rule On Humane Handling Of Veal Calves Rep.Rosa DeLauro
April 30, 2015 Following Blumenthal, Durbin's Request, FDA Warns Manufacturers to Cease Production of Supplements Containing Designer Stimulant DMBA Sen.Dick Blumenthal
April 30, 2015 Letter to Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Barbara Mikulski, Vice Chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Jerry Moran, Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Jeff Merkley, Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Fully Funding the FDA Food Safety Activities Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
April 30, 2015 Providing for Congressional Disapproval of a Rule Submitted by the National Labor Relations Board -- Veto Sen.Dick Blumenthal
April 28, 2015 FDA Issues Warnings on Mislabeled Supplements Following Blumenthal and Durbin's Call to Action Sen.Dick Blumenthal
April 24, 2015 Letter to Stephen Ostroff, Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Updated Guidance to Pregnant Women on Seafood Consumption Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
April 16, 2015 Letter to Mitch Zeller, Director of the Food and Drug Administration - Marketing of "Snus" Products Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
April 2, 2015 Blumenthal, Advocates Seek Labeling of Genetically Engineered Foods Sen.Dick Blumenthal
April 1, 2015 Rep. Roybal-Allard Introduces STOP Act Reauthorization to Prevent Underage Drinking Rep.Rosa DeLauro, ...
March 10, 2015 Letter to Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Finalize Tobacco Deeming Regulations to Protect Children Against Harmful E-Cigarettes Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Feb. 27, 2015 Letter to Tom VIlsack, Secretary of the US Department of Agriculture - Declaring Salmonella as an Adulterant Rep.Rosa DeLauro
Feb. 19, 2015 Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture - Labeling Mechanically Tenderized Beef Products Rep.Rosa DeLauro, ...
Feb. 19, 2015 Letter to Shaun Donovan, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Labeling Mechanically Tenderized Beef Products Rep.Rosa DeLauro, ...
Feb. 12, 2015 Blumenthal, Boxer, DeFazio Introduce Bill to Require Labeling of Genetically Engineered Foods Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Feb. 12, 2015 Boxer, Blumenthal, DeFazio Introduce Bill to Require Labeling of Genetically Engineered Foods Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Feb. 11, 2015 Reed, Durbin, Blumenthal, Brown Introduce Legislation To Close Tobacco Tax Loopholes Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Jan. 28, 2015 Durbin, Delauro Introduce Legislation Establishing A Single Food Agency Rep.Rosa DeLauro, ...
Jan. 21, 2015 DeLauro Statement On New Standards For Poultry Parts And Ground Poultry Rep.Rosa DeLauro
Dec. 22, 2014 Murphy, DeLauro, Blumenthal Celebrate News Thousands Of Connecticut Seniors Will Have Increased Access To Healthy Food Rep.Rosa DeLauro, ...
Dec. 15, 2014 DeLauro, Pingree Amendment To Ban Chinese Chicken From School Lunches Included In Omnibus Funding Bill Rep.Rosa DeLauro, ...
Dec. 11, 2014 Blumenthal Issues Statement on Yale Study Reporting a Quarter of Connecticut High Schoolers Have Tried E-Cigarettes Sen.Dick Blumenthal
Dec. 4, 2014 DeLauro Stands Behind Chefs' Call For Passage Of GMO Labeling Legislation Rep.Rosa DeLauro
Dec. 1, 2014 Letter to Robert Gates, President of the Boy Scouts - End Partnership With the Right Decisions Right Now Youth Tobacco Prevention Program Sen.Dick Blumenthal
Dec. 1, 2014 DeLauro Applauds Robust Menu Labeling Final Rule Rep.Rosa DeLauro
Dec. 1, 2014 DeLauro, Carrington: In Connecticut, The Face Of Hunger May Surprise You Rep.Rosa DeLauro
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