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10 Feb 2013, 9:54 pm by Helena Bottemiller
According to the Hagstom Report (subscription only), last week Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack called the sequester “horrible policy” and cited the impact to food safety as one example. [read post]
31 Jan 2013, 11:13 pm by Helena Bottemiller
“The United States is very concerned that Russia has taken these actions, which appear to be inconsistent with its obligations as a member of the World Trade Organization,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, in December when Russia first announced it would test beef and pork imports for the drug. [read post]
31 Jan 2013, 9:55 pm by News Desk
The committee provides recommendations to both Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Secretary of Health Kathleen Sebelius, who runs Health and Human Services (HHS), the department that oversees the U.S. [read post]
27 Jan 2013, 9:34 pm by Helena Bottemiller
It appears that the agency has been implementing and refining these changes for several years,” wrote DeLauro, in a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Friday. [read post]
2 Jan 2013, 10:02 pm by News Desk
In a letter sent to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack this week, the group pointed to “repeated discoveries of meat imported from Australia that was contaminated with fecal material and digestive tract contents. [read post]
24 Dec 2012, 9:30 pm by RegBlog
Department of Agriculture (USDA) in fifteen years. [read post]
7 Sep 2012, 2:59 am
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and U.S. [read post]
2 Sep 2012, 2:59 am
Twenty-nine men and one woman have served as Secretary of Agriculture since the office was created when the U.S. [read post]
24 Aug 2012, 11:42 am by Michael Markarian
Ed Whitfield, R-Ky., and Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., sent a letter this week to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack, to express their “support for USDA’s efforts to detect, eliminate, and punish the cruel soring of Tennessee Walking Horses. [read post]
24 Aug 2012, 2:59 am
Department of Agriculture withdrew inspectors from the plant over the weekend, three Central California Republican congressman are urging Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to "immediately" allow the company to operate again. [read post]
30 Jul 2012, 5:30 pm by Colin O'Keefe
This may not be as well-known to those who live out on the coasts, but the United States is currently suffering through a drought as bad as any we’ve seen in some time—United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently said it was “the most serious situation we’ve had in probably 25 years. [read post]
30 Jul 2012, 5:30 am by Daria Diaz
The Drought Is Decreasing Corn Production and Increasing Prices During a July 18, 2012, press briefing, United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told reporters that drought conditions in the United States are “the most serious situation we’ve had in probably 25 years. [read post]
30 Jul 2012, 5:30 am by Daria Diaz
The Drought Is Decreasing Corn Production and Increasing Prices During a July 18, 2012, press briefing, United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told reporters that drought conditions in the United States are “the most serious situation we’ve had in probably 25 years. [read post]
26 Jul 2012, 2:59 am
"In a letter responding to concerns raised by Consumers Union, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said FSIS has developed updated guidance material on labels that it will send to meat companies and the agency plans to investigate unapproved label claims. [read post]
10 Jul 2012, 2:59 am
DeLauro wrote to the Office of Management and Budget last week urging the administration to consider shifting the testing responsibility to FDA, something Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack suggested before a congressional panel earlier this year. [read post]
12 Jun 2012, 2:59 am
At a recent Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on the Fiscal Year 2013 budget, Cochran brought the issue up with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. [read post]
2 Jun 2012, 9:23 am
"These strains of E. coli are an emerging threat to human health and the steps we are taking today are entirely focused on preventing Americans from suffering foodborne illnesses," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. [read post]
31 May 2012, 2:12 pm
"These strains of E. coli are an emerging threat to human health and the steps we are taking today are entirely focused on preventing Americans from suffering foodborne illnesses," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. [read post]
27 May 2012, 2:59 am
Rosa DeLauro, D-CT, grilled Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack over the bone-headed move. [read post]
4 May 2012, 2:59 am
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Iowa congressional candidate Christie Vilsack, who have been married for almost 40 years, are publicly at odds over a controversial plan to expand a semi-privatized poultry inspection model. [read post]