News published on Federal Newswire in December 2006

News from December 2006


Cool-Water Wash for Eggs Can Help Prevent Microbial Contamination

News Release: Using cooler water to wash shell eggs during a second washing can help cool them quicker. This reduces the potential of foodborne pathogen growth both inside the eggs and on the eggshell surface, according to scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS).


Baucus Disappointed With Treasury’s Currency Report

News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.), the incoming Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, today promised a new approach to currency issues after the Treasury Department released its semiannual currency report. Baucus stated that the semiannual Treasury report, which did not find China...


Grassley Welcomes Completion of Negotiations of Panama Free Trade Agreement

News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today welcomed the announcement by U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab of the completion of negotiations of a U.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement. He made the following comment on the announcement.


Wetlands Curb Hog Hormones in Waste Water

News Release: Constructed wetlands may help reduce hormones in wastewater from hog farms, an Agricultural Research Service (ARS)-led team reports this month in Environmental Science and Technology.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Dec. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on Dec. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on Dec. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Dec. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Dec. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Dec. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page proposed rule on Dec. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Dec. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Dec. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Dec. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.