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2 Dec 2008, 3:02 am
The nutrition watchdog group favors a plan -- which has already been discussed by some members in Congress -- to separate food safety from drug and medical device approvals and create a new Food Safety Administration at the Department of Health and Human Services. [read post]
30 Jun 2021, 9:03 pm by News Desk
Hannah Distinguished Professor in the Michigan State University (MSU) departments of Food Science and Human Nutrition and Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics Felicia Wu, John A. [read post]
24 Apr 2017, 10:01 pm by Dan Flynn
 These eight additional top USDA positions also require Senate confirmation: Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services Under Secretary for Food Safety Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics Under… [read post]
14 Jun 2011, 2:59 am
Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service. [read post]
20 Jan 2011, 1:59 am
Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service stated that the agencies "would be concerned if FOP (front of package) labeling systems used criteria that were not stringent enough to protect consumers against misleading claims, were inconsistent with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, or had the effect of encouraging consumers to choose highly processed foods and refined grains instead of fruits, vegetables and whole grains. [read post]
29 Apr 2011, 2:59 am
Along with new nutrition standards, one of its key provisions is to bolster farm-to-school programs nationwide in purchasing food for the government-subsidized National School Lunch, School Breakfast, Special Milk, Child and Adult Care, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable, and Summer Food Service programs.The effort builds on the 2008 Farm Bill, which provides for increases and flexibility for USDA programs to revitalize rural economies by supporting local food… [read post]
12 Sep 2007, 8:22 am
  According to S.654 and H.R.1148, the purpose of the FSA would be to: (A) regulate food safety and labeling to strengthen the protection of the public health; (B) ensure that food establishments fulfill their responsibility to produce food in a manner that protects the public health of all people in the United States; (C) lead an integrated, system-wide approach to food safety and to make more effective and… [read post]
20 Mar 2022, 9:06 pm by News Desk
Since then, the mission of ERS—and of USDA—has broadened to reflect the changed environment of the  food and agriculture system, and it now includes research on such topics as food safety and nutrition, natural resources, trade and international agriculture, and the environment. [read post]
10 Jan 2012, 1:59 am
Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) will close district offices in Lawrence, KS; Beltsville, MD; Minneapolis, MN, Albany, NY; and Madison, WS.The budgets cuts and consolidations, leaving 10 district offices open for business, are the FSIS contributions to planned USDA budget cuts totaling about $150 million, or about .1 percent of the giant farm and forest agency's $150 billion annual budget.FSIS says it is possible to… [read post]
30 Jun 2010, 2:59 am
Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), the U.S. [read post]
28 Jun 2010, 2:59 am
Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the release of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) at Farmers Markets: A How-To Handbook. [read post]
9 Jul 2014, 9:30 pm by Alexandra Hamilton
That lower value is already recommended for roughly half of the U.S. population by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, issued jointly by the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services. [read post]
3 Dec 2017, 10:15 pm by U.S. Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced support for research, education, and extension projects that promote a safe, nutritious food supply. [read post]
30 Apr 2016, 4:02 pm by Susan Schneider
In 2015, Nate created and taught a graduate level course, Inequality and Food Systems, for the New York University Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health.Fall semester, Nate will be working half time us, teaching Animal Law in the J.D. program and advising the Journal of Food Law & Policy. [read post]
24 Jan 2011, 1:59 am
Department of Agriculture budgets.DeLauro, a longtime advocate for a stronger FDA and federal food safety system, chaired the House Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies since the Democrats took control of Congress in 2006, but announced late last week that she will instead serve as Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human… [read post]
30 Sep 2010, 2:59 am
Department of Agriculture's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion "Apps for Healthy Kids" competition.USDA officials screened entries and then accepted 95 submissions of games or apps from students, software developers, designers, and organizations as part of First Lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move! [read post]