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US: Lawmakers urge end of shoe duties under TPP
2013-07-12 14:35:17| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
A group of US lawmakers is calling on US officials to eliminate footwear duties from nations involved in the Tran-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade talks - including Vietnam.
Organizations Urge Rejection of Smithfield Takeover
2013-07-11 09:00:56| Food Processing
Shuanghui acquisition of Smithfield threatens farmers, food safety and food security, they say.
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NFU and Coalition Urge Congress to Pass New Farm Bill
2013-07-03 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - National Farmers Union (NFU) and a broad coalition of 532 agriculture, conservation, rural development, finance, forestry, energy and crop insurance companies and organizations sent a letter to the Speaker of the House, John Boehner, urging for the passage of a comprehensive, five-year farm bill before the current law expires on 30 September.
Livestock, Poultry Groups Urge Congress to Repeal RFS
2013-07-01 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - Following an announcement by Sens. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) that they have introduced the bipartisan Renewable Fuels Standard Repeal Act, (S. 1195) the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), National Chicken Council (NCC) and the National Turkey Federation (NTF) urge Congress to repeal the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS).
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UPDATE 2-U.S. senators urge inclusion of food safety in Smithfield review
2013-06-21 02:53:58| Food - Topix.net
A bipartisan group of 15 U.S. senators on Thursday urged the Obama administration to consider whether the proposed sale of Smithfield Foods Inc to Chinese meat company Shuanghui International posed any threat to U.S. food safety or food security that could justify blocking the deal.
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