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30 Sep 2011, 10:45 am
The money will be split between three research facilities—in Texas, California and Massachusetts—that will find ways to combat obesity among underserved children throughout the United States by focusing on improving nutrition and physical activity. [read post]
14 Sep 2011, 11:00 am
Department of Agriculture announced that it is taking new steps to fight E. coli and protect the safety of the American food supply. [read post]
20 Aug 2011, 1:03 pm
This year, they again come from diverse backgrounds and locations, united by their interest in the laws and policies that affect agricultural production and our overall food system. [read post]
24 Jun 2011, 10:14 am
The Illinois Department of Human Services assisted in the investigation. [read post]
4 Jun 2011, 2:59 am
Food and Drug Administration, said less than 2/10th of 1 percent of fresh produce imported by the United States originates in Europe and not much arrives this time of year.Nevertheless, Elder said fresh produce from Germany and Spain will be tested in U.S. labs for E. coli contamination before shipments are allowed to enter the country.Testing for non-O157 E. coli strainsThe size and severity of the German outbreak have led some to question whether it's long past time… [read post]
31 Mar 2011, 2:59 am
In 2010, the accumulated acreage of biotech crops in the United States and across the globe hit a milestone: 1 billion hectares, according to the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications.A hectare is equivalent to 2.47 acres.At the same time, consumers are increasingly choosing organically grown foods and products. [read post]
24 Mar 2011, 2:59 am
Department of Agriculture program, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Tuesday. [read post]
2 Mar 2011, 1:00 pm
India and the United States have an open government partnership. [read post]
13 Jan 2011, 1:59 am
Department of Agriculture's research arm has come up with a faster way to detect Campylobacter in food samples like raw chicken, speeding up a lengthy process that otherwise can take several days or up to a week. [read post]
3 Jan 2011, 5:00 am
Walters On December 29, the United States Department of Agriculture ("USDA") published new rules in the Federal Register to require meat packers to include labels listing calories, calories from fat, total fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, protein, and vitamins for forty of the most commonly purchased cuts of beef, poultry, pork, and lamb. [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]
28 Dec 2010, 6:01 am
Department of Agriculture. [read post]
27 Dec 2010, 1:59 am
Earlier this year, this self-proclaimed "rock-star chef" was invited to attend Produce Safety University, a USDA food-safety initiative that focuses on the safe handling of fresh produce by school food-service operators.The workshop was one of three workshops designed and put on by USDA agencies, Food and Nutrition Service and Agricultural Marketing Service. [read post]
23 Nov 2010, 11:43 am
Most of the botulism events that are reported annually in the United States are associated with home-canned foods that have not been safely processed. [read post]
24 Oct 2010, 5:45 pm
Washington, DC: United States Department of Agriculture. [read post]
23 Oct 2010, 1:11 pm
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Food and Drug Administration (College Park, MD) Arthur P. [read post]
23 Oct 2010, 12:39 pm
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Food and Drug Administration (College Park, MD) Arthur P. [read post]
15 Oct 2010, 2:59 am
Department of Agriculture estimates that school nutrition services have about $1 to spend on food per lunch. [read post]
29 Sep 2010, 6:05 am
Wednesday, October 27 to Thursday, October 28, 2010 Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States Alan Maxwell and I are co-chairing this year’s conference – again. [read post]
29 Sep 2010, 2:59 am
In Washington state, Dave Gifford, manager of the state Health Department's Food Safety Program, said the department is planning to adopt most of the updated code but hasn't yet decided to adopt FDA's definition of cut leafy greens as a "high priority" food item. [read post]
