A group of cattle ranchers is pushing hard for reforms on country-of-origin-labeling, known as COOL, and the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture says he is already working on the situation.
R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America is
Continue Reading USDA secretary says he is working on ‘made in the USA’ labeling for beef; cattlemen want faster action
One in six Taiwanese people suffered from foodborne illness annually during a four year period studied by researchers.
From 2012 to 2015, almost 3.9 million foodborne illnesses and 50 deaths occurred annually in the country.
Continue Reading Study reveals foodborne illness burden in Taiwan
Opponents who could not see the issue more differently have nonetheless put the decision in the hands of a federal judge who heard the arguments last month, and she has not yet decided. At issue
Continue Reading Cattlemen ask judge to impose mandatory COOL for beef, pork
None of the slaughter or processing facilities targeted by the Federal Police in Brazil have shipped meat products to the United States, according to USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
Nevertheless, FSIS immediately instituted
Continue Reading USDA beefs up scrutiny of Brazilian beef amid bribery scandal
Brazil’s Federal Police last week were out to clean up some corruption in the country’s meatpacking industry in a big, but targeted way.
Two major exporting companies, JBS and BRF, are being probed for possible
Continue Reading Federal police drop dragnet on Brazilian meat inspectors
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced it is lifting a ban on beef imports from Northern Argentina and 14 of Brazil’s 27 states. But the changes
Continue Reading Ban Lifted on Beef Imports From Argentina, Brazil
