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27 May 2010, 2:59 am
""This isn't about new testing," added Vilsack. [read post]
27 May 2010, 2:59 am
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, former governor of Iowa, was appointed and confirmed by the Senate on Inauguration day, and as Food Safety News' Dan Flynn explained in April, other USDA Under Secretary nominees have cleared the Senate in as little to 10 or 15 days. [read post]
27 May 2010, 2:59 am
In a May 25 press release, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack said that to support consumer demand for locally produced agricultural products, meat producers need to have access to local or regional slaughter facilities. [read post]
26 May 2010, 2:59 am
"We obviously must do better," Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told a conference of food safety educators in March. [read post]
21 May 2010, 2:50 am
The maps were released yesterday during an agency briefing on the 'Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food' initiative, which recently took some heat from Republicans in the Senate.Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and two other Republicans seated on the Senate agriculture committee sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack earlier this month criticizing the initiative for focusing on "hobbyist and organic producers whose customers generally consist of affluent patrons… [read post]
20 May 2010, 2:59 am
Tom Vilsack, now Secretary of Agriculture, allowed Taylor's to use the traditional cooking vessel under a waiver. [read post]
18 May 2010, 7:06 am
US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack recently traveled to the campus of the University of South Florida, located in Tampa, Florida, to meet and talk with agricultural officials from the sunshine state.While immigration reform is often discussed, the political reality is that it is a hot-button issue that many politicians want to stay away from. [read post]
18 May 2010, 2:59 am
Over 700 farmers and agribusiness experts participated in the first joint public workshop on consolidation in agriculture, which was held in Ankeny, Iowa in March.The series of workshops, first announced by Attorney General Eric Holder and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack in August, are the first DOJ, USDA joint workshops ever to be held to discuss competition and regulatory issues in the agriculture industry. [read post]
15 May 2010, 6:27 am
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA had 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]
14 May 2010, 9:46 am
At the time Vilsack promised to conduct an independent review of AMS's testing requirements for ground beef sent to schools. [read post]
14 May 2010, 9:30 am
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]
12 May 2010, 7:10 am
“A thriving, sustainable agricultural sector is critical to restoration of the Chesapeake Bay,” said USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack. [read post]
11 May 2010, 7:32 am
Yesterday, May 10, 2010, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the USDA was implementing "new performance standards" aimed at reducing two major culprits of food-borne illnesses, Salmonella and Campylobacter in chickens and turkeys. [read post]
11 May 2010, 2:59 am
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Monday announced new performance standards for the poultry industry to use in knocking down Salmonella and Campylobacter contamination levels.Vilsack said after two years under the new standards, the U.S. [read post]
10 May 2010, 2:00 pm
From a USDA /FSIS press release: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced new performance standards to reduce Salmonella and Campylobacter in young chickens (broilers) and turkeys, fulfilling another key recommendation of the President's Food Safety Working Group. [read post]
10 May 2010, 8:13 am
On May 6, 2010 the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that Alfred V. [read post]
10 May 2010, 2:59 am
"Healing ourselves is the essence of democratic development. [read post]
8 May 2010, 2:59 am
Almanza's appointment as administrator permanent.He's been the highest career service FSIS employee since taking a "limited term" appointment in 2007.Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced on May 6 that he was making Almanza's appointment permanent. [read post]
6 May 2010, 5:50 am
"In order to get the process started to receive federal relief, Governor Beshear sent USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack a letter requesting federal help. [read post]
6 May 2010, 2:59 am
The program is part of the first ever USDA Department-wide volunteer program for 'The People's Garden initiative,' established on February 12, 2009 by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. [read post]
