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15 Jun 2010, 2:59 am
Department of Agriculture (USDA) were all ears yesterday at a public meeting to discuss the recent proposed guidance on Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) validation, a document that has sparked widespread concern and confusion among small and medium-sized meat processors weary of burdensome government regulation.In March, FSIS released a preliminary draft validation guidance to address what the agency has called "a widespread lack of… [read post]
11 Jun 2010, 2:59 am
Department of Agriculture (USDA) adopt strict nutritional standards for so-called competitive foods, like those found in school vending machines.The House version is similar to the child nutrition bill pending in the Senate, though it offers substantially more funding. [read post]
11 Jun 2010, 2:59 am
Department of Agriculture (USDA). [read post]
10 Jun 2010, 2:59 am
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently adopted scientifically verifiable classifications such as "virgin" or "extra virgin", extra virgin being considered the highest in quality because it has the best flavor. [read post]
10 Jun 2010, 2:59 am
Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) assistance program for low income mothers and children, WIC. [read post]
8 Jun 2010, 6:28 pm
Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) Agriculture Research Service‘s (“ARS”) National Agricultural Library. [read post]
8 Jun 2010, 2:59 am
In another act of the ongoing catfish regulatory drama, the advocacy group Food and Water Watch sent a letter yesterday to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Secretary of Health Kathleen Sebelius recommending they work together to get catfish inspections rolling as soon as possible.The 2008 farm bill mandated that the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) begin inspecting the flood of imported catfish from Asia, but the rule has been severely delayed and has not… [read post]
7 Jun 2010, 2:59 am
Department of Agriculture (USDA), there is no uniform or universally accepted system used for food dating in the United States. [read post]
4 Jun 2010, 8:34 am
Jefferson College in Hillsboro, Missouri played host yesterday to US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack and several other "leaders" in the areas of rural development, agriculture, and community leadership who met to discuss ways in which rural America can be revitalized.In a news release on the Obama Administration's National Summit of Rural America, Vilsack states, '"[a] strong American economy depends on a… [read post]
4 Jun 2010, 2:59 am
Department of Agriculture (USDA) veterinarian blew the whistle on federal officials for ignoring egregious animal abuse and food safety violations. [read post]
3 Jun 2010, 1:34 pm
Formation of a joint DOJ/USDA task force on antitrust in agriculture was announced last month. [read post]
2 Jun 2010, 7:00 am
Finally, in 2007, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) changed the scheduling of their inspectors who must continuously monitor the process by which Beech-Nut produces its meat-based baby food. [read post]
2 Jun 2010, 2:59 am
Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Agricultural Research Service scientists have detected--for the first time--over 700 genes that give microbes like Salmonella and E. coli the ability to resist antibiotics and other antimicrobial compounds. [read post]
2 Jun 2010, 2:59 am
Department of Agriculture (USDA) to regulate six additional strains of E. coli in meat and poultry products. [read post]
1 Jun 2010, 3:55 pm
BennettHeld: On an appeal from the Secretary of the US Department of Agriculture (“USDA”), the United States District Court for the District of Maryland denied Petitioner’s request to remand the case to a California State court for a number of reasons (including, but not limited to, res judicata and lack of authority) and granted Respondent’s motion for summary judgment because there was no genuine issue of material fact since the… [read post]
1 Jun 2010, 2:59 am
Department of Agriculture (USDA) detailed new, more stringent standards for ground beef purchased for the the National School Lunch Program in the wake of a December 2009 USA Today investigation found the USDA's purchasing program was not on par with major fast food chains like Jack in the Box and KFC. [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 May 2010, 2:59 am
Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently called "a widespread lack of understanding" in validating Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) systems for meat processors of all sizes, the agency's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a guidance this Spring to clarify some of the rules.That guidance has set off a firestorm among small meat processors who worry increased testing and other scientific validation methods will prove costly and… [read post]
27 May 2010, 2:59 am
Department of Agriculture (USDA) preliminary study showing that the situation Dunlop and his fellow livestock producers were facing back in the 1990s is all too common in many parts of the nation. [read post]
25 May 2010, 2:59 am
Department of Agriculture (USDA). [read post]
