Sentences with phrase «us citizen petitions»

The company also sent the FDA something called a «citizens petition,» signed by 16 nutritional experts, which challenged the FDA's standards regarding the use of fats, in particular healthy fats.

Last week, the parents of two young men who died earlier this year after ingesting caffeine powder met with Food and Drug Administration officials to deliver a citizen petition urging the agency to ban the sale of powdered caffeine.

I support Gluten Free Watchdog's citizen petition asking FDA to establish new reporting and investigation processes to address facial misbranding violations under the gluten - free -LSB-...]

Late last month, I alerted you to an FDA citizen petition submitted by two dairy industry trade groups relating to dairy products and artificial sweeteners.

In their 2009 citizen petition, IDFA and NMPF point to various state policies and proposed national guidelines restricting the number of calories and grams of sugar in flavored milk in school, and then conclude that, without the use of artificial sweeteners, flavored milk will be barred from school meal programs.

-LSB-...] late February, I alerted you to an FDA citizen petition which would allow the dairy industry to add non-nutritive sweeteners -LSB-...]

-LSB-...] last month, I alerted you to an FDA citizen petition submitted by two dairy industry trade groups relating to dairy products and artificial sweeteners.

In late February, I alerted you to an FDA citizen petition which would allow the dairy industry to add non-nutritive sweeteners (such as aspartame) to milk and 17 other dairy products without the prominent front - label «nutrient content claims»... [Continue reading]

This doesn't begin to account for the large number of Catholic Majority countries that will have their citizens petition their governments hard to rally (The United States is one of the few Christian Majority Nations with a Catholic Minority... the rest are usually reversed).

The question of why right wingers have not copied this kind of citizen petition site, is something that has baffled us at Care2 for years.

Also, are these citizen petitions?

About half the states in the US, however, do allow for some form of citizen petitioning.

A citizen petition calling for the official return of the TZ name has over 108,000 e-signatures as of May 2: click here to see petition.

During the 2011 election campaign while running against a strong advocate for Term Limits, Republican Ralph Sabatini, Supervisor Gromack defended his action by saying that the citizens petitioning him belonged to the «Tea Party fringe group» and then implied that Clarkstown citizens were so stupid that they would «sign a piece of paper just to get on with their lives.»

In 2009, Dr. Kummerow filed a citizen petition with the FDA calling for a ban on synthetic trans fats.

The Lucas County Commission had already decided to form an advisory committee for animal control following a citizens petition that was done last year with over 3,000 signatures on it that complained about the work being done by Lucas County's dog wardens.

#StillIn Petition Delivery Wednesday, November 15th 14:00 - 15:00 Copenhagen Dome Following the announcement on the Paris Agreement, a large, diverse coalition of progressive groups launched a citizen petition to tell the international community that the US will lead on climate regardless of federal actions.

Other citizens petitioned to join the program, which is run by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and at one point its ranks had grown to include 14 people.

@phoog: Well, perhaps if a citizen petitions someone, and that petition is taking way longer than usual, the citizen petitioner could seek assistance from the legislator?

He takes great pride in representing everyday people who have been hurt through the wrongdoing of others, and he finds satisfaction in helping his fellow citizens petition the courts for justice.

Immediate family members of United States citizens are entitled to apply for a green card as long as the relative that is a US citizen petitions for them.

Mr. Simon also recently represented a generic brand drug company in an individual case alleging that the brand name manufacturer had filed false citizens petitions to delay the entry of the generic drug unto the market.

Not exact matches

In Finland, a sizable 53,000 citizens signed a petition demanding their own referendum on EU membership.

Quartz notes Carusone also published a petition in 2012 calling for Macy's to drop Trump's merchandise in the wake of his comments suggesting Barack Obama might not be an American citizen.

Something that took hardly any time at all was the immediate backlash from citizens aimed at South Korea's official presidential Blue House website; heavy traffic temporarily disabled the site and by Thursday afternoon, 55,000 South Koreans had signed a petition requesting a stay on the crackdown.

Brazil is also using the technology to allow citizens to easily sign and verify popular petitions.

His petition, signed by 750,000 in 143 countries, urges that the rights of Christians and other minorities as citizens of Middle Eastern countries be recognised, and that they have access to «dignified» living conditions.

Nestlé USA has joined a growing number of food manufacturers backing a citizen's petition from NuTek Food Science asking the FDA to allow «potassium salt» as an alternate name for potassium chloride on food labels.

Citizens for Health believes the FDA must go a step further however, and filed an amendment and supplement to the petition to accurately label products containing high fructose corn syrup, or HFCS (FDA -2012-P-0904).

However, we would like to join the ranks of people, including the more than 6,000 supporters who have signed the petition to stop the destruction of field trials of GM crops, in calling for anti-GM activists and other concerned citizens to not take action that could delay the assessment and ongoing research of Golden Rice as a potential new way to reduce vitamin A deficiency and reduce the damage it can do to the precious vision and eyes of children.

But when that parent bands together with other, like - minded parents, or when that one concerned citizen starts an online petition and garners thousands of signatures, then they become a force to be reckoned with.

That's when, as citizens, the children can return to the country where they were born and petition to bring their parents.

-LSB-...] number of citizens and organizations have filed a petition (see it here) with the FDA to keep the current rules in place and allow us as consumers (especially for our -LSB-...]

Yet now the dairy industry is getting a hearing on its 2009 citizen's petition (PDF linked here) asking FDA for permission to abandon those front label disclosures for artificially dairy sweetened products — and not just on flavored milk but also on seventeen other dairy products having nothing to do with schools, including whipping cream, sour cream, nonfat dry mik and more.

And in support of its citizen's petition, the industry's main arguments, offered without a shred of supporting evidence, do focus on children.

A group of Cary residents called Citizens for Better Communities collected a petition with about 1,900 signatures asking that the Park District condemn the property, Renner said.

The Barrington Citizens for Open Space held meetings, mailed fliers and collected more than 2,000 signatures on a petition, said Christine Roggeveen, the group's president.

Holmquist, speaking on behalf of a group called Citizens for Beautiful Suburbia, said the petitions were signed by people who live in Orland Hills, Orland Park, Tinley Park and «the greater south suburban area.»

Needing 2,353 signatures - 10 percent of the park district «s registered voters - citizens submitted petitions with 2,920 names to the park district on Aug. 20.

But on Tuesday, three citizens filed objections to the petitions, claiming they are riddled with forgeries and reveal an overall «pattern of fraud,» according to a filing with the Election Commission.

The three citizens who filed objections to the petition drive — including Board President Jack Durkin — produced a 418 - page analysis Tuesday detailing what they say are the petitions» shortcomings.

Patrick Flynn, a former commissioner who formed an organization called Citizens for Better Government with former treasurer Ray Conway, said about 50 of the 62 people who attended the meeting Thursday have signed petitions asking Commissioners Mike O'Neill, Dale Larson and Robert McKenna to leave the Park Board.

«Citizens who signed the on - line petition agree that releasing her from prison would minimize the lives of those killed and is a slap in the face to all law enforcement officers who dedicate their lives to protecting our communities.»

The first amendment affirms the right of citizens to speak freely and to petition the government to redress grievances.

Third, individual citizens should have the opportunity to petition the government directly.

«The letters are titled «Notice of Legal Information Warning», signed using the ironic name «Concerned Citizens for Good Government» and warn that «there is reason to believe that your (petition) signature has been obtained against the law,»» wrote Horacio Gutierrez, Rivera's campaign strategist.

Yes, this is the result of the official «We The People» petition site, in which everyday citizens start petitions which the Obama administration promises to reply to if enough people sign.

The New York Times has an excellent editorial by Jennifer Boylan https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/26/opinion/trumps-contempt-for-transgender-heroes.html?mwrsm=Facebook Here is a statement from State Senator Brad Hoylman, the only openly LGBTQ member of the NY Senate: https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/brad-hoylman/hoylman-denounces-trump-his-discriminatory-ban-transgender Here is a good petition to sign: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/784/587/976/ Finally if you want to hear about more events taking place in the ongoing fight to protect the rights of transgender citizens, consider joining TransPAC: https://transpac.nationbuilder.com/

With the combination of cutting - edge digital technology and a large audience of highly - engaged activists, StandUnited is poised to redefine how the petition process can empower citizens, voters, taxpayers, small businesses and other like - minded activists to speak with a unified voice.

Petitions are also commonly used by a number of parliaments (the UK parliamentary process is unfortunately particularly poorly designed) and local governments, providing citizens with the opportunity to petition their representatives to consider a particular matter.