In the two months since Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed Senate Bill (SB) 21-079 to deregulate direct to consumer meat sales, there’s not been any sign of a new industry taking off. Work on writing
Continue Reading Direct sales of meat to Colorado consumers may come slowly after fast approval
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has dropped criminal action against meat supplier Russell Hume because of a “technical legal error” made during the investigation.
The investigation into the meat supplier began in January 2018 because
Continue Reading FSA drops action against meat supplier because of legal error
Federal Judge Edward G. Smith Wednesday found farmer Amos Miller in contempt of court in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
The judge is discussing with counsel how to resolve the issue
Continue Reading Organic, raw farmer found in contempt by federal court for eastern Pennsylvania
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) has petitioned USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) for a new labeling scheme for beef products.
The petition, assigned to the FSIS Office of Policy and Program Development,
Continue Reading It won’t be COOL, but cattlemen say it will improve beef labeling
Discover Property & Casualty and Travelers Indemnity insurance companies have sued the officers and directors of Blue Bell Creameries to void any general liability coverage for the 2015 listeria outbreak traced to the company’s ice
Continue Reading Blue Bell’s insurance carriers sue ice cream firm, its officers and directors
The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.
Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as
Continue Reading Import alert modifications target honey, mahimahi, cheese, dried fruits, etc.
As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent.
Continue Reading Kareem Mart Inc. recall leads to FDA inspection and warning letter
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
Continue Reading South Dakota ninth state with cooperative interstate meat agreement with USDA
Editor’s note: Following is a letter signed by a coalition of organizations and sent to Janet Woodcock, M.D., FDA Acting Commissioner of Food and Drugs.
Dear Dr. Woodcock,
The undersigned organizations, representing the food
Continue Reading Organizations tell FDA they want it to continue with inspection mandate
With Gov. Stephen Sisolak’s signature on June 4, Nevada joined Utah, Michigan, Washington, Oregon, California, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, by mandating cage-free eggs.
There just one problem. There are no commercial egg producers in Nevada,
Continue Reading Nevada must rely upon surrounding states for cage-free eggs
For whatever good it will do, you have the right to petition the federal government. However, the industry, consumers, and even foreign governments take one petition process very seriously. It’s the petition for rulemaking at
Continue Reading Petitions for large and small changes are piling up at Food Safety and Inspection Service
