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23 Oct 2018, 10:57 am by Nathan Swire
” These attempts he discussed included tariffs targeted at agricultural areas of the U.S., investment in pro-China cultural institutes, pressure on academics and journalists and monitoring of Chinese nationals in the United States. [read post]
10 Jul 2016, 9:56 am by Bill Marler
“The United States has the strongest food safety system in the world, and over the past seven years it has grown even stronger. [read post]
9 Feb 2012, 1:59 am
"According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the six additional strains of E. coli being targeted cause approximately 113,000 illnesses and 300 hospitalizations annually in the United States. [read post]
30 Jan 2014, 8:06 am by WIMS
<> United States joins push for transparency in Extractive Industries - The United States is now preparing to participate in the EITI, Clare Short and panelists representing implementing countries, mining companies, and civil society will discuss this and other high profile changes to the transparency regime. [read post]
7 May 2013, 10:30 pm by Tony Corbo
The headline of the Department’s January 20, 2012 news release published when Secretary Tom Vilsack announced his intent to propose a rule that would privatize poultry inspection stated: USDA Seeks to Modernize Poultry Inspection in the United States Inspection would focus on areas most critical to ensuring food safety, save taxpayers more than $90 million over three years and lower production costs by more than $256 million annually (1) Straight… [read post]
25 Nov 2015, 10:01 pm by Dan Flynn
Department of Agriculture (USDA) catfish inspections, mandated by Farm Bills since 2008, will begin next March, according to a final rule establishing an inspection program for fish in the order Siluriformes, including catfish. [read post]
2 Jun 2016, 10:00 pm by Dan Flynn
On the same day, Almanza also met with Tracie Letterman, regulatory affairs director for the Humane Society of the United States over “downer calves. [read post]
12 Jul 2010, 1:07 pm by WIMS
While the environmental impact of these destructive insects is real, the United States cannot address this global threat alone, and the U.S. [read post]
28 Apr 2022, 11:15 am by Bill Marler
Chair DeLauro spoke about the report at the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) hearing. [read post]
7 Apr 2020, 1:11 pm by Stuart Kaplow
The bill’s prohibition on the use of chlorpyrifos, the most widely used insecticide on agricultural products in the nation, is expected to have a meaningful economic impact on Maryland agriculture and related businesses in the State. [read post]
7 Apr 2008, 5:36 pm
Richard Raymond, Under Secretary for Food Safety, United States Department of Agriculture, and Dr. [read post]
5 Nov 2009, 11:31 am
Department of Agriculture is not a fan of  its approach because it says such  warnings  would wrongly "imply that cooking poultry somehow renders the poultry unsafe or unwholesome. [read post]
24 Oct 2019, 9:05 pm by Alana Bevan
Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Office of the Inspector General will investigate whether the agency withheld scientific studies on the impact of climate change on crops. [read post]
7 Feb 2015, 5:18 am by Michael Rosenblat
  The United States Department of Agriculture agreed to help through a program known as the Emergency Watershed Protection Program. [read post]
12 May 2014, 8:29 am by Ben Rubin
Department of Agriculture holding that California raisin handlers could assert a takings claim as an affirmative defense to an enforcement action filed by the United States. [read post]
28 Jan 2014, 8:33 am by WIMS
<> Energy Choices 2014 – The Choices We Face for a Strong & Secure America- the report developed three critical policy considerations surrounding the United States' energy choices. [read post]
25 Dec 2017, 9:04 pm by News Desk
Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is out with its report card of “key 2017 achievements in protecting public health, preventing foodborne illness and promoting confidence in the U.S. food supply. [read post]
27 Jan 2021, 1:25 pm by Victoria Gallegos
Andy Slavitt, the top aid aide to the White House coronavirus response coordinator, estimates that the United States needs around 500 million shots to vaccinate all Americans age 16 and older. [read post]
14 Oct 2009, 8:52 am
Department of Agriculture (USDA) has made some progress improving food safety regulations, the nation's food safety laws have not been significantly overhauled in more than a century, according to the Congressional Research Service. [read post]