GMO Labeling Legislation Introduced
On April 9th, Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS), along with cosponsor Representatives G.K. Butterfield (D-NC), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Jim Matheson (D-UT) and Ed Whitfield (R-KY) introduced legislation entitled...
View ArticleFDA Extends Comment Period on Sanitary Transportation of Food Rule
On May 20th, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it will be extending the comment period for its proposed rule on Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food. The proposed rule,...
View ArticlePresidential Report on Chemical Facility Safety and Security Released
The Executive Order entitled: Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security continues to be a hot topic in Washington. The agencies responsible for implementing the order, including OSHA, DHS, EPA...
View ArticleSupreme Court Rules NLRB Recess Appointments Unconstitutional
Today, the Supreme Court unanimously held in NLRB v. Noel Canning that President Obama’s January 2012 recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) during a pro-forma session of the...
View ArticleFSMA Registration Renewal Period Opens October 1st
The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) requires food facilities to register with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and renew those registrations every even numbered year. The registration...
View ArticleOmnibus Includes Language Suspending 34 Hour Restart Provision
The fiscal year 2015 Omnibus Appropriations bill released last night includes language that would suspend the controversial 34 Hour Restart provision that is part of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety...
View ArticleNLRB Issues Final “Ambush Elections” Rule
On December 12th, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its final rule governing union election procedures commonly referred to as its “ambush elections” rule. The NLRB has issued the rule...
View ArticleHouse Passes Regulatory Reform Legislation
On Tuesday, January 13, 2015, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 185, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 with a bipartisan vote of 250-175. GCCA joined a coalition of over 160...
View ArticleGMO Labeling Legislation Introduced
On March 25th, Representative Pompeo (R-KS) and Butterfield (D-NC) introduced the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015. The bipartisan legislation would set a federal uniform labeling standard...
View ArticleObama Vetoes Resolution Invalidating NLRB Ambush Election Rule
On Tuesday, March 31st, President Obama vetoed a resolution passed by Congress that would nullify a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rule targeted at shortening the union election process. The...
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