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31 Aug 2021, 12:17 pm by Jana Caracciolo
On August 16, 2021 the Food and Nutrition Service (“FNS”), an agency housed within the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”),... [read post]
17 May 2013, 6:14 am by Cari Rincker
Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) Food and Nutrition Service (“FNS”) reports to the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services. [read post]
17 May 2010, 2:59 am
The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm and Foreign Agriculture Service's Deputy Under Secretary, Darci Vetter and Former Senator George McGovern are traveling in Kenya May 10-16 to visit World Food Program sites and observe how the nutrition programs meet broader food security initiatives in Africa.McGovern is the Ambassador to the World Food Program. [read post]
4 May 2022, 8:56 am by Bill Marler
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra released the following statement: “Tackling food insecurity is key to boosting our nation’s health. [read post]
17 Nov 2023, 6:00 am by Susan Schneider
In this essay, "Special Issue: Hunger, Nutrition, and Health," Ambassador Rice summarizes the National Strategy and how the White House Conference seeks to address critical food issues in the United States.In "Healthy School Meals for All: The Role of Food Law and Policy," United States Secretary of Agriculture Thomas J. [read post]
13 Apr 2016, 3:29 am by Cari Rincker
Retailers who accept SNAP benefits, also known as food stamps, are subject to random inspections by undercover United State Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) inspectors. [read post]
9 Jul 2018, 2:49 pm by Susan Schneider
Additional funding was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program; USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service; NoVo Foundation and other foundations supporting the work of the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative.About the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative:The initiative enhances health and wellness in tribal communities by advancing… [read post]
21 Sep 2012, 8:30 am by fraudfighters
According to the United States Department of Agriculture, in 2010 16.2 million children in America (nearly one in five) lived in food-insecure households and, as a result, struggled with hunger at some time during the year. [read post]
16 Nov 2009, 11:05 am
In 1995 the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) began issuing yearly reports on the level of food security in the United States. [read post]
6 Jan 2015, 12:30 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Kirkendall, Rapporteur; Committee on National Statistics; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; National Research Council “The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Economic Research Service’s (ERS) Food Availability Data System includes three distinct but related data series on food and nutrient availability for consumption. [read post]
17 Feb 2016, 3:08 am by Cari Rincker
  The United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) requires that all SNAP authorized firms be able to demonstrate that there is an established training policy in place as well as a compliance policy. [read post]
20 May 2016, 2:38 pm by Claire Mitchell
Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. [read post]
31 Dec 2010, 1:59 am
The number 2 food safety story of the year concerned USDA's regulatory bottleneck:Abe Lincoln saw the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) created with his signature in 1862 as "the people's department" with no need for its executive officer to be in the President's cabinet.The new department would operate like the Agricultural Division of the Patent Office that preceded it, without a role in… [read post]
29 May 2010, 2:59 am
This week, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack unveiled new  resources meant to foster increased participation and expanded access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).New promotional materials entitled "We Welcome SNAP Benefits" will be displayed in participating retailers nationwide. [read post]
27 Oct 2014, 2:33 pm by Sarah Hiatt
Colleges, including Law, Agriculture, Health and Business and supported by outside partnering organizations, including Colorado State University Extension and the Wyoming Department of Health. [read post]
1 Jul 2019, 6:00 am by Susan
Department of Health and Human Services, Legislation Division, Office of the General Counsel. [read post]
23 Apr 2021, 10:24 am by Mitchell Dowden
Senate in July 2009 to serve in the Department of Agriculture as Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services (FNCS). [read post]