News Releases

ASA to FDA: Alternatives, Implementation Timeframe Must Be Considered Rather Than Banning Partially Hydrogenated Oils

March 7, 2014

ST. LOUIS (March 7, 2014) – In a submission to the Food and Drug Administration today, the American Soybean Association (ASA) officially submitted its comments on the FDA’s proposal to further reduce trans fat consumption ...

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Camp Tax Proposal Provides Wins, Challenges for Soybean Farmers

March 6, 2014

In response to today’s introduction of a comprehensive tax reform proposal from House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.), American Soybean Association President and Iowa farmer Ray Gaesser issued the following statement underscoring the ...

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ASA/WISHH Program Manager Travels to Asia

March 6, 2014

  Alan Poock, ASA/WISHH Program Manager for Asia, is wrapping up a two-week trip covering four Asian countries. Poock first visited Bangladesh, where he met with baking and food manufacturers on using soy ingredients in ...

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The World Soy Foundation at Commodity Classic: We Came, We Saw, We Loved It

March 6, 2014

For many Commodity Classic attendees, leaving the warm, sunny San Antonio was tough as “back home” was probably snow or ice-covered with just a little heat wave—meaning it reached a balmy 15 degrees. But, the ...

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Drones, Big Data, Waterways, GMO Labeling, Trans Fats and More On Tap During ASA Open Resolutions Process

March 6, 2014

During the annual meeting of its voting delegates at last week’s Commodity Classic in San Antonio, the farmer members of the American Soybean Association (ASA) plotted the association’s policy course for the coming year during ...

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