Making an election-year promise that does not have to become a reality until well after the voting isn’t new. Since Congress surrendered Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling in a trade war with Canada and Mexico
Continue Reading USDA offers to close ‘Product of USA’ loophole, but not until 2026Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack
Increased poultry line speeds will likely continue with USDA extensions
The dismissed federal case of The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) v. Sonny Perdue is returning. The U.S. District Court for Northern California has scheduled a case management conference for June 13.
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Continue Reading Increased poultry line speeds will likely continue with USDA extensionsThe Arctic blast may have caused some USDA meat inspectors to miss their shifts
This past Monday brought Nebraska’s coldest snap in three years, with frigid temperatures and enough snow and sleet to make roads dangerous. Staying home was the best defense from the bitter Arctic cold.
But USDA…
Continue Reading The Arctic blast may have caused some USDA meat inspectors to miss their shiftsUSDA launches effort to strengthen substantiation of animal-raising claims
The USDA has announced that animal-raising claims in the future must be justified. While not specific, the action responds to some recent petitions received by USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
Animal-raising claims often…
Continue Reading USDA launches effort to strengthen substantiation of animal-raising claimsVilsack names food safety panel members
The USDA Secretary has named 15 new members and five returning members to the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection (NACMPI).
Members of the committee are chosen based on their expertise in meat…
Continue Reading Vilsack names food safety panel membersAvian flu in 35 states requires a costly response
The highly pathogenic avian flu is costing the United States so much that Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack is kept on the ready to pour more money into the fight.
The Secretary is authorized to…
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USDA looking for members for meat and poultry inspection advisory group
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is soliciting nominations for membership on the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection (NACMPI).
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This time, USDA says it’s serious about 25 percent reduction in Salmonella illnesses
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) promises it “is mobilizing a stronger, and more comprehensive effort to reduce Salmonella illnesses associated with poultry products.”
It says it wants to “move closer to the…
Continue Reading This time, USDA says it’s serious about 25 percent reduction in Salmonella illnesses
Food safety finds a place in outcomes of UN summit
Food safety was not a major focus of the UN Food Systems Summit but has been included in a newly formed coalition.
The food system coalitions cut across five priority areas for action. Food safety…
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South Dakota ninth state with cooperative interstate meat agreement with USDA
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and South Dakota have finalized a Cooperative Interstate Shipment (CIS) agreement, which provides an opportunity for selected state-inspected meat and poultry processors to ship their products across state…
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