The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday that it plans to withdraw Obama-era rules that would have made it tougher for large-scale egg farms to earn organic certification. “That would have potentially impacted the availability of organic eggs to U.S. consumers,” said Oscar Garrison, the group’s senior vice president of food safety regulatory affairs. The Organic Trade Assn., which has sued the USDA over its slow pace on enacting the rules, said it was “dismayed” at Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue’s announcement. House Democrats called for an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by President Trump. House Democrats called for an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by President Trump.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 15, 2017 22:41 UTC