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6 Feb 2021, 10:58 am by Bill Marler
The Secretary hemmed and hawed about the MDP being inconsistent with the mission of USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service. [read post]
5 Feb 2021, 6:39 pm by Bill Marler
The Secretary hemmed and hawed about the MDP being inconsistent with the mission of USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service. [read post]
26 Jan 2021, 9:06 pm by Dan Flynn
“The United States has been relying on a poultry inspection model that dates back to 1957, while rates of foodborne illness due to Salmonella and Campylobacter remain stubbornly high. [read post]
25 Jan 2021, 7:39 pm by Bill Marler
1.25.2020 FSIS Salmonella Campylobacter Petition FINAL Food safety advocates are calling on the United States Department of Agriculture to better protect consumers with new enforceable standards that will reduce, with an aim to ultimately eliminate, Salmonella types of greatest public health concern while continuing to target reductions in Salmonella and Campylobacter overall. [read post]
25 Jan 2021, 1:17 pm by kblocher@hslf.org
Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, under the Trump administration, approved waivers for slaughterhouses to operate at faster speeds. [read post]
23 Dec 2020, 10:59 am by kblocher@hslf.org
Fish and Wildlife Service to provide Congress with an explanation of its current policies for allowing imports of sport-hunted trophies of species like lions and elephants into the United States. [read post]
21 Dec 2020, 3:07 pm by kblocher@hslf.org
Department of Agriculture to enforce the Horse Protection Act to $2.09 million to better curb cruel “soring” of Tennessee walking horses and related breeds, and it calls for the agency’s Inspector General to audit the HPA enforcement program. [read post]
18 Nov 2020, 8:36 am by Stephanie Kelemen
Since the Sept. 11 attacks, the United States has recognized a new food-related national security threat: agroterrorism, defined by the Congressional Research Service as “the deliberate introduction of an animal or plant disease with the goal of generating fear, causing economic losses, and/or undermining social stability. [read post]
10 Nov 2020, 4:52 pm by kblocher@hslf.org
Department of Agriculture conduct robust oversight and enforcement of a 2013 rule on Internet sales. [read post]
9 Nov 2020, 2:22 pm by kblocher@hslf.org
Department of Agriculture inspection and approval of meat at horse slaughterhouses. [read post]
7 Nov 2020, 9:48 am by kblocher@hslf.org
The most bracing disappointments and undesirable outcomes came through the errant policies of the United States Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior, both of which have substantial animal welfare responsibilities. [read post]
16 Oct 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Watchdog organizations are now calling for the Agriculture Department’s inspector general to investigate whether Perdue has run afoul of the ethics agreement he signed as a nominee for the job early in the Trump administration. [read post]
11 Aug 2020, 3:08 pm by Nichole M. Baer
Coronavirus Food Assistance Program The United States Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (the “FSA”) created the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program to provide financial assistance to producers of agricultural commodities who have suffered a 5% or greater price decline or had losses due to market supply chain disruptions as a result of COVID-19. [read post]
9 Aug 2020, 9:05 pm by News Desk
Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is seeking feedback on its proposed list of pests and diseases of concern that are likely to pose a high risk to U.S. agricultural and natural resources. [read post]
7 Aug 2020, 11:57 am by Bill Marler
On August 5, 2020, the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) issued a public health alert for products made with recalled onions. [read post]