In a good example of the power of persistent voices, the Food and Drug Administration announced today that it will revise it’s proposed rules on handling spent grain and release a new version this summer. The full story can be found over at Brewbound here: http://www.brewbound.com/news/fda-to-revise-spent-grain-proposal My comments on the issue, including a letter issued…
Comments of concern continue to pour in over the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s proposed rules for handling spent grain. Numerous lawmakers are now taking up the cause, including Montanan Senators Jon Tester and John Walsh who issued a joint letter this afternoon. The brewing industry has long had a symbiotic relationship with livestock producers,…
To follow up on my post questioning the value of the Brewer Association’s statement on the Food and Drug Administration’s proposed rule on handling spent grain, today the Beer Institute issued a press release detailing its efforts to address the issue. The Beer Institute is a national trade association representing brewers, importers, and industry supplies.…
The importance of having a safe food supply cannot be debated. The best means for providing one can be debated a thousand ways. While beer has been credited with saving the world, it might be safe to say few of us directly connect beer to food safety issues. That changed recently when the Food and…