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15 Feb 2011, 1:59 am
The processing must be done on farm, and the poultry must be sold on farm. [read post]
5 Dec 2013, 5:23 pm
A brief survey of the research projects and publications of only three labs can illustrate this: Fred Ausubel’s lab at Harvard/Massachusetts General Hospital (10); Maria Brandl’s lab at USDA Albany, CA (11); and Ariena H.C. van Bruggen’s lab at the University of Florida’s Emerging Pathogens Institute (12). [read post]
23 Dec 2011, 1:59 am
Pingree, who owns an organic farm in Maine and is an outspoken advocate for sustainable agriculture, asked USDA Wednesday if officials had made progress in pinpointing the source of contamination, according to The Portland Press Herald. [read post]
16 Dec 2011, 1:59 am
"USDA believes that a strong farm safety net -- including effective, market-based risk solutions for producers of all variety and size -- is crucial to sustain the vitality of American agriculture," said Merrigan. [read post]
10 Jan 2012, 1:59 am
Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) will close district offices in Lawrence, KS; Beltsville, MD; Minneapolis, MN, Albany, NY; and Madison, WS.The budgets cuts and consolidations, leaving 10 district offices open for business, are the FSIS contributions to planned USDA budget cuts totaling about $150 million, or about .1 percent of the giant farm and forest agency's $150 billion annual budget.FSIS says it is possible to… [read post]
5 Aug 2021, 2:58 pm
The report highlights that online dog dealers are continuing to sell animals without the required USDA license and encourages the agency to prioritize robust enforcement on that. [read post]
15 Jun 2012, 2:59 am
"As Food Safety News noted this week, the catfish program has not yet launched at USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service, in part due to the agency not having decided on the proper definition of "catfish. [read post]
22 Mar 2021, 6:54 am
According to the USDA, one acre of corn removes about 8 tons of carbon dioxide from the air in a growing season. [read post]
28 Apr 2010, 7:29 am
The two agencies will then post the report in June for public comment. [read post]
19 May 2013, 10:58 pm
Coupled with the new guidance for agencies to support this growing sector, USDA recognizes that organics are gaining market share and is helping boost this emerging segment. [read post]
8 Dec 2016, 10:00 pm
The Alliance for Food and Farming, which includes both conventional and organic farms, promotes the “exceptionally high level of compliance by farmers of fruits and vegetables to U.S. pesticide laws and regulations…” It also points out that the U.S. [read post]
26 Feb 2021, 7:45 am
We worked with Congress to address this concern, and the conference report for the 2014 Farm Bill directed the USDA to lift its stay “without delay” once the agency set a de minimis exemption for facilities with just a few non-dangerous animals (like the magician and his rabbit). [read post]
30 Sep 2015, 10:01 pm
At Wednesday’s meeting, Kathe Bjork gave an overview of some of the surveys USDA is considering to collect use data. [read post]
9 Mar 2015, 4:44 pm
During September 2013, USDA-FSIS conducted in-facility testing for Salmonella at four Foster Farms production establishments in California and Washington. [read post]
21 Dec 2020, 3:07 pm
The package makes it clear that the authority of USDA inspectors supersedes that of industry inspectors and urges the agency to reinstate the HPA rule that was finalized but shelved in January 2017. [read post]
8 Jun 2023, 11:58 am
District Court for the District of Columbia, the USDA had multiple options that would have protected horses, as required by the Horse Protection Act and as envisioned in a 2017 rule finalized by the agency. [read post]
2 Feb 2014, 10:02 pm
Dual jurisdiction plants are those that fall under both FDA and USDA/FSIS regulatory authorities. [read post]
6 Nov 2009, 1:41 pm
"The loans in question are administered by the USDA's Farm Service Agency. [read post]
7 Feb 2014, 3:19 am
As researchers eventually identified other types of E. coli that were particularly virulent and resistant to antibiotics, those likewise got labeled “adulterants” by the USDA, meaning the agency considers them dangerous substances that should be banned from commerce. [read post]
13 May 2015, 3:40 pm
” FRONTLINE’s “The Trouble with Chicken” detailed the confusing world of Salmonella standards and recall regulations, along with a timeline of how recent Salmonella Heidelberg outbreaks linked to Foster Farms were addressed by the company and USDA. [read post]
