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Feds Reject Gov. Perry's Request to Trim Ethanol Mandate

The Dallas Morning News
August 08, 2008 - Texas had asked EPA for a waiver from the requirement that gasoline sold in the state contain an increasing percentage of corn-based fuel....
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India's Government Creates Wine Board to Boost Quality

The Times of India
August 08, 2008 - The National Grape and Wine Board will develop wine standards and certify different brands for their contents and label accuracy....
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French Set for Tax on Junk Food

Daily Record (Glasgow, UK)
August 08, 2008 - Ministers are being urged by health experts to raise the VAT from 5.5 to 19.6 per cent on all food considered to be "too rich, too sweet, too salty and which are not strictly necessary."...
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Portland Metro Ponders Recycling Mandate

Daily Journal of Commerce (Portland, Ore.)
August 06, 2008 - Oregon's largest city may soon require all businesses to recycle paper and cardboard containers....
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New Food Labels Costly for U.S. Firms, Consumers

McClatchy Washington Bureau
August 04, 2008 - USDA is projecting that country-of-origin labeling will increase production costs by $2.5 billion next year, and those costs will likely be passed on at the store....
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Utah to Permit On-Site Sales by Breweries, Distilleries

The Salt Lake Tribune (Utah)
August 04, 2008 - The rule change means that Wasatch and Squatters beers will no longer be shipped to the 14-story state warehouse in Salt Lake City and then trucked back to the pubs....
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Va. Chicken Producers Join Call for Congress to Cut Ethanol Mandate

Richmond Times-Dispatch
July 31, 2008 - Legislation enacted last year requires that 15 billion gallons of corn-based ethanol, or about 10 percent of motor fuel, be used by 2015....
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Bill to Give FDA Authority to Regulate Tobacco Heads to Senate

USA Today
July 31, 2008 - A bill passed overwhelmingly in the U.S. House of Representative yesterday would mean cigarette packs would carry larger warning labels, ads would be limited, and candy flavoring would be banned....
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U.S. House Votes to Ban Lead From Kids' Products

Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah)
July 31, 2008 - The legislation also would toughen rules for testing children's products and take steps to give more muscle to the Consumer Product Safety Commission....
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Other States Watching How Nebraska Handles 'Alcopops'

Omaha World-Herald
July 31, 2008 - The Nebraska Liquor Control Commission is on the clock for deciding whether to tax the products as malt beverages or liquor....
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