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13 Dec 2010, 1:59 am
As seen in the graph, US producers have far lower percentages of meat testing positive for E. coli O157:H7, despite the large number of tests performed. [read post]
10 Dec 2010, 3:52 am
This was the issue when Sahedou Ousman, an assistant farm products inspector assigned to inspect eggs pursuant to an agreement with the US Department of Agriculture [USDA] lost his Federal egg product inspection license.According to the decision, Ousman’s license was revoked by the USDA because of his failure to consistently follow instructions, adhere to established procedures and repeated instances of tardiness and unauthorized absences from his… [read post]
10 Dec 2010, 1:59 am
The USDA will use NRC's findings and recommendations as a roadmap to continue to strengthen its specification development processes. [read post]
9 Dec 2010, 8:04 am
The settlements include $3.4 billion to resolve claims that the Department of the Interior (DOI) [official website] mismanaged funds [DOI materials] held in trust for American Indian landowners [JURIST news archive] and $1.2 billion for African American farmers claiming they suffered racial discrimination in US Department of Agriculture (USDA) [official website] loan... [read post]
8 Dec 2010, 1:59 am
Department of Agriculture supervision. [read post]
8 Dec 2010, 1:59 am
Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture, says no; USDA will not become the fund raising police. [read post]
6 Dec 2010, 10:57 am
The Department of Defense spent an estimated $26 million during FY 2007 on programs using animals for trauma “training, education, and/or instruction for personnel,” according to the Biomedical Research Database. [read post]
2 Dec 2010, 1:59 am
USDA recognizes that the public has mixed feelings about modern biotechnology and its use in food production. [read post]
1 Dec 2010, 9:42 am
The suit was filed in September by Earthjustice and the Center for Food Safety [advocacy websites] on behalf of a coalition of farmers, consumers,and conservation groups after the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) [official website] revealed that it... [read post]
1 Dec 2010, 7:39 am
The settlements include [AP report] $3.4 billion to resolve claims that the Department of the Interior (DOI) [official website] mismanaged funds [DOI materials] held in trust for American Indian landowners [JURIST news archive], and $1.2 billion for African American farmers claiming they suffered racial discrimination in US Department of Agriculture (USDA) [official website] loan programs.... [read post]
1 Dec 2010, 1:59 am
These producers would still be subject to local and state food safety regulation, and the FDA would be able to withdraw the exemption if their food was associated with an outbreak of foodborne illness.The bill does not apply to meat and poultry because they are regulated by the Agriculture Department (USDA). [read post]
29 Nov 2010, 1:59 am
Accordingly, the modification of the traditional PCR testing procedure allows food scientists to easily distinguish between dead and live cells, avoiding false-positive test results.Earlier, Mustapha developed a similar method to detect E. coli O157 in beef products that has since been adopted by the Missouri Department of Agriculture testing laboratory. [read post]
29 Nov 2010, 1:59 am
Among the thousands of comments received by USDA on the federal leafy greens marketing proposal, the vast majority opposed it, including more than thirty agricultural organizations, ranging from sustainable farming alliances, to state departments of agriculture, to state Farm Bureaus, that were frozen out of the process of developing the rule. [read post]
23 Nov 2010, 11:43 am
On September 9, the Washington County Health Department, Richmond County Health Department, and GDPH launched an investigation. [read post]
22 Nov 2010, 1:59 am
Department of Agriculture in jeopardy," said HSUS in a statement. [read post]
20 Nov 2010, 1:28 pm
Department of Agriculture Food Safety Inspection Service (USDA/FSIS) aimed at reducing Salmonella and Campylobacter. [read post]
20 Nov 2010, 9:44 am
The settlements include [AP report] $3.4 billion to resolve claims that the Department of the Interior (DOI) [official website] mismanaged funds [DOI materials] held in trust for American Indian landowners [JURIST news archive], and $1.2 billion for African American farmers claiming they suffered racial discrimination in US Department of Agriculture (USDA) [official website] loan programs. [read post]
16 Nov 2010, 10:53 pm
Department of Agriculture reported that in 2009, nearly 50 million Americans — 15 percent of U.S. families — were ‘food insecure,’ meaning they were ‘uncertain of having, or unable to acquire, enough food to meet the needs of all their family members’ — either they didn’t have enough money or lacked other resources to buy food. [read post]
15 Nov 2010, 6:00 am
Raubicheck The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) wants to re-approve genetically-modified sugar beets on a short timetable, to allow seeds to be planted during the 2011 growing season. [read post]
15 Nov 2010, 1:59 am
Partners in these projects include the dairy farmers, the state's dairy federation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Washington State University, Cornell University, USDA, and the Washington State Department of Agriculture.In the initial project, two surveys were sent to dairy farmers to evaluate antibiotic use and farm-management practices. [read post]
