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Webinars
Join our Director of Government Affairs each month for our Advocacy Insights webinars. Each session provides the newest information on current and ongoing activities in local, state, and federal environmental public health policy.
Don’t Eat Poop! Podcast Interview
Hear from our Director of Government Affairs, Doug Farquhar, as he sheds some light on how independent every state, county, and municipality is from the federal government and what that ultimately means for US food safety.
Legislative Summaries
These summaries are written by Government Affairs Director Doug Farquhar.
2024
- October: State Enacted Body Art Legislation: 2024 Sessions
- September: State Enacted Food Safety Legislation: 2024 Sessions
- January: 2023 State Legislation on Body Art
2023
- October: 2023 Update on State Food Safety Legislation
- April: State Climate Change Legislation | Summary
- March: State Food Safety Legislation | Summary
2022
- State Climate Change Enacted Legislation | PDF
- State Drinking Water Enacted Legislation | PDF
- State Enacted Legislation: Food Safety Legislation | PDF
2021
- September: Enacted State Legislation Regarding Food
- June: 2021 State Enacted Legislation: Food
- March: State Enacted Legislation: Cottage Foods, Food Freedom | PDF