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26 Mar 2013, 10:30 pm by Bianca Nunes
  The proposed rule also contains certain procedural safeguards—the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) agency must consult the USDA’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) on each case. [read post]
31 May 2013, 5:01 am by Cari Rincker
This is the USDA’s primary research agency in the areas of (1) Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality, (2) Animal Production and Protection, (3) Natural Resources and Sustainable Agricultural Systems, and (4) Crop Production and Protection. [read post]
15 Dec 2009, 6:16 am by Bill Marler
Organization: USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Source: Federal Register: December 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 239) Effective Date: January 14, 2010 Web site: The Federal Register notice is at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-29799.htm Contact: William Wagoner or Marisol Benesch, Policy and Program Development Branch, Child Nutrition Division, Food and Nutrition Service at (703) 305-2590, William.Wagoner@USDA.gov or… [read post]
8 Mar 2012, 1:59 am
Department of Agriculture (USDA), through its Food and Nutrition Service, is pledging more than $850,000 to boost federally funded nutrition education programs for Native Americans. [read post]
14 May 2019, 9:05 pm by Dan Flynn
The nomination of Mindy Brashears, currently deputy undersecretary for food safety, to be the USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety was reported favorably Tuesday out of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. [read post]
25 Jan 2014, 5:06 pm by Susan Schneider
 He represents the interests of a wide range of USDA entities: Farm Service Agency, Risk Management Agency / Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, Rural Development Agency, Rural Business Service, Rural Utilities Service, Foreign Agricultural Service, the Food and Nutrition Service, and the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion.David spent Monday, Tuesday, and part of Wednesday in concentrated sessions with our… [read post]
10 Jan 2012, 2:01 am by Stu Ellis
Summary: USDA’s effort to reduce operating costs have resulted in the proposed closing of 259 offices in the US and abroad, serving a wide variety of USDA services, from farm programs and soil conservation to food and nutrition education. [read post]
23 Jul 2023, 9:01 pm by Guest Contributor
Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) issued new Directives and a Notice regarding the regulation of cell cultured food products derived from cell lines of USDA-amenable species. [read post]
2 Jul 2010, 2:59 am
The bill calls for improved communication to speed notification of recalled school foods consistent with GAO recommendations and ensuring all foodservice employees have access to food safety training to prevent and identify foodborne illness such as through Web-based training.New USDA school food safety standards also take affect Secretary Vilsack also announced yesterday the USDA has finalized "tougher new standards" for ground beef purchased… [read post]
13 Apr 2016, 3:29 am by Cari Rincker
In the event that the undercover investigator finds a violation or multiple violations, a charge letter is sent to the retailer describing the charge(s) from the Food Nutrition Service (“FNS”) who is in charge of compliance of SNAP regulations. [read post]
14 Feb 2011, 8:59 pm by Stu Ellis
  Nevertheless, the USDA budget is more than 75% focused on food and nutrition programs, and a diminished amount will be focused on farmers in terms of a safety net. [read post]
14 May 2010, 9:46 am
The new standards are the result of the completion of one of the series of initiatives Vilsack announced in Febraury, 2010 that are aimed to improve the safety of food purchased for nutrition programs, including school lunches.USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service and the Agricultural Research Service started the review of food safety following the February announcement, and the new standards are the result of the joint review. [read post]
14 May 2010, 9:30 am by Drew Falkenstein
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the USDA has completed "tough new food safety standards for ground beef purchased by the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) for Federal food and nutrition assistance programs including school lunches. [read post]
29 May 2010, 2:59 am
"According to the USDA, the USDA's Food and Nutrition Service administers 15 nutrition-assistance programs, including SNAP and the school meal programs that touch lives of one in four Americans over the course of a year. [read post]
22 Mar 2021, 12:22 pm by Mitchell Dowden
I know that she will faithfully carry out her duties to enforce the laws and regulations of the USDA, safeguard producers, protect socially disadvantaged communities, make good on USDA’s responsibility to provide nutrition assistance to children and families, and ensure the interests of the American public are served by USDA’s programs and services. [read post]
27 Apr 2011, 4:42 pm by Susan Schneider
Last Thursday, we were very fortunate to have Derek Miller teach a class on the USDA Nutrition Programs. [read post]
26 Feb 2022, 9:03 pm by Guest Contributor
Art Liang, MD, MPH, from the CDC, will be joined by Sheryl Shaw, DVM, MPH, Dipl ACVPM, and Andrea Cote, DVM, MPH, DACVPM from the USDA and will explore how the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, the FDA, and the CDC use human illness, microbiologic, traceback and other information streams to inform outbreak investigations during the “Foodborne Outbreak Investigation 101”  session. [read post]
16 Nov 2009, 11:05 am
To read the report issued by the USDA’s Economic Research Service click here. [read post]
17 Feb 2016, 3:08 am by Cari Rincker
An effective training policy should include: (1) a thorough review of Food and Nutrition and Service (“FNS”) training materials and program rules, (2) documentation of the training, (3) a refresher course once a year, and (4) documentation of the refresher course. [read post]
22 Sep 2009, 2:40 am
After 40 years of administering the nation's school lunch program, you would think the USDA's Food and Nutrition Service would have a streamlined, fail-proof, highly technological and effective system for recalling potentially contaminated food items it provides for 31 million school children across the country. [read post]