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18 Jun 2012, 2:59 am
"So we can deal with the health crisis," he said, referring to health problems such as obesity and diabetes, which can be caused by eating large quantities of processed foods high in sugars and fats. [read post]
2 Jun 2012, 5:26 am by PritzkerLaw
State public health officials, in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) and Veterinary Services are investigating the outbreak. [read post]
2 Jun 2012, 5:26 am by PritzkerLaw
State public health officials, in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) and Veterinary Services are investigating the outbreak. [read post]
10 May 2012, 6:27 pm by Heidi Meinzer
Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) proposed a rule that redefines the definition of “retail pet store” under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) in order to shut a loophole that has allowed retailers to sell animals “sight unseen” via the internet, by mail or over the phone. [read post]
10 May 2012, 6:27 pm by Heidi Meinzer
Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) proposed a rule that redefines the definition of “retail pet store” under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) in order to shut a loophole that has allowed retailers to sell animals “sight unseen” via the internet, by mail or over the phone. [read post]
29 Apr 2012, 2:59 am
 Instead it let its bureaucratic organization with BSE falling under the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) dictate its media strategy. [read post]
28 Apr 2012, 2:59 am
"It is important to reiterate that this animal was never presented for slaughter for human consumption, did not enter food supply channels, and at no time presented any risk to human health," USDA said in a news release Thursday.USDA also acknowledged some timeline changes surrounding discovery of the BSE-infected dairy cow.Most significantly, the department said there was a four-day span between the bovine brain sample arriving at the National Veterinary… [read post]
25 Apr 2012, 10:52 am by Claire Mitchell
Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the nation’s fourth case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or more commonly known as mad cow disease, in a dairy cow from central California. [read post]
24 Apr 2012, 9:35 pm by Stu Ellis
Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the nation’s fourth case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a dairy cow from central California. [read post]
3 Apr 2012, 2:59 am
"The inspection system was designed at a time when we thought the greatest risk was diseased animals getting into the food supply. [read post]
27 Mar 2012, 6:40 am by Kelly Buchanan
  Today, these inspections stations operate under the jurisdiction of USDA’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). [read post]
23 Mar 2012, 2:59 am
Department of Agriculture's Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) publicly state that beef trimmings are "high risk," which would seem an embarrassing admission? [read post]
12 Mar 2012, 2:59 am
Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Service is charged with overseeing vaccines for STEC, but GAO says some in the industry find USDA's approval requirements for these vaccines unclear. [read post]
16 Feb 2012, 9:54 am by Irene
Immigration, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services and the U.S. [read post]
9 Feb 2012, 12:59 pm by Steve Davies
Mexican wolf reintroduction is a joint effort by the Service, AGFD, White Mountain Apache Tribe, USDA Forest Service, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service – Wildlife Services, and other stakeholders, including Graham, Greenlee and Navajo Counties in Arizona. [read post]
19 Jan 2012, 1:59 am
Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration (FDA) into one large single food safety agency, located within FDA. [read post]
13 Jan 2012, 6:26 am by PritzkerLaw
The closures, which affect labs and facilities in 46 states, and seven foreign offices include five district offices of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), 11 domestic offices of animal and plant health inspection services, five foreign offices of animal and plant inspection services and 24 soil survey offices. [read post]
13 Jan 2012, 6:26 am by PritzkerLaw
The closures, which affect labs and facilities in 46 states, and seven foreign offices include five district offices of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), 11 domestic offices of animal and plant health inspection services, five foreign offices of animal and plant inspection services and 24 soil survey offices. [read post]
12 Jan 2012, 4:31 am
Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a public health alert on July 29, 2011, due to concerns about illnesses caused by Salmonella Heidelberg associated with the use and the consumption of ground turkey. [read post]
10 Jan 2012, 2:01 am by Stu Ellis
Nationally the closures include: 1) 131 county FSA offices in 32 states 2) 2 Foreign Agriculture Service offices abroad 3) 15 Animal and Plant Health Inspection offices in the US and 5 abroad 4) 43 area Rural Development offices in 17 states 5) 24 NRCS soil survey offices in 21 states 6) 5 district Food Safety and Inspection Service offices 7) 12 Agriculture Research Service programs in 10 locations 8) 31 field offices of the… [read post]