Content about Tom Harkin

May 16, 2010
Off to the salt mines
Even though Au Bon Pain has worked to reduce the amount of salt in the...
April 20, 2010
Talk of sodium regulation boils over
NEW YORK Discussion surrounding the possible federal regulation of sodium content in prepared and restaurant...
July 16, 2009
Senators with union ties agree to drop card check
WASHINGTON Six U.S. senators with links to labor have agreed to ax the controversial card-check...
July 16, 2009
Senators with union ties agree to drop card check
WASHINGTON Six U.S. senators with links to labor have agreed to ax the controversial card-check...
June 21, 2009
Bipartisan support growing in bid to pass national menu-labeling law
A bipartisan agreement by three U.S. lawmakers that combines key elements of two existing Senate...
June 9, 2009
Industry, advocates reach menu-labeling compromise
WASHINGTON A negotiated bipartisan agreement by three U.S. lawmakers that combines key elements of two...
May 31, 2009
As lawmakers race to enact aggressive agendas, restaurateurs no longer can wait to get involved
If you were standing on the sidelines waiting for an opportune time to dip a...
May 13, 2009
Congress to mull stricter menu-labeling bill
WASHINGTON Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., and Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, have reintroduced federal menu-labeling measures...
March 22, 2009
Card-check bill spurs familiar fight
One day after members of the powerful Service Employees International Union picketed briefly outside the...
December 7, 2008
Industry, watchdogs prepare to battle over dueling menu-labeling mandates
Debate over the controversial menu-labeling issue is likely to heat up next year when two...
October 12, 2008
Industry calls for national standards
One standard for all. That’s the new battle cry as the restaurant industry faces a...
August 31, 2008
Food marketers spend less than previously thought to target kids, but it’s still too much for many critics
One of the most memorable scenes in Jean Shepherd’s “A Christmas Story” occurs when Ralph...
March 30, 2008
Improving food safety by increasing inspector ranks needs to be a top priority for the USDA
There’s an almost universal question people ask after a tragedy: “How can something like this...
March 23, 2008
Opposition grows amid spread of menu labeling
Legal challenges were expected to delay the March 31 implementation of New York City’s landmark...
March 16, 2008
Menu-labeling bill introduced in Senate
WASHINGTON Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, has introduced federal legislation to extend the requirements of the...
March 9, 2008
Industry’s beef with meat recall centers on USDA inability to enforce regulations
Foodservice industry experts are calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to step up its...
February 10, 2008
Lawsuit, legislation could broaden ADA rules
Restaurateurs and other business owners could be facing increased legal challenges if federal lawmakers pass...
April 8, 2007
School nutrition advocates find path to change marked by exhilaration and frustration
I joined about 700 members of the School Nutrition Association, or SNA, in the charge...
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