Skip to content
Sponsored by Marler Clark
Sponsored by Marler Clark
Food Safety News logo

Food Safety News

Breaking news for everyone's consumption

Menu

HomeOutbreaksRecallsDirectoryEventsAbout UsMedia KitContact Us
Search
Close

Food Safety News

Bill Bullard

Subscribe to Bill Bullard
cattle in field

2023 is the year for MCOOL

By Guest Opinion on January 17, 2023

This is R-CALF USA’s weekly opinion/commentary that describes a letter to Congress sent by 50 diverse organizations and provides a list of reasons MCOOL is valuable to Americans. It is available in three formats: written, …

Continue Reading 2023 is the year for MCOOL
cattle herd

USDA secretary says he is working on ‘made in the USA’ labeling for beef; cattlemen want faster action

By Coral Beach on September 28, 2022

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

Government Newswire Feeds

FDA
USDA
CDC
CFIA

R-CALF sees MCOOL opening for beef because of new EV origin requirments

By Dan Flynn on August 30, 2022

Any resurrection requires at least a little faith.

Nobody has more confidence than R-CALF’s CEO Bill Bullard for the return of mandatory county of origin labeling, or MCOOL, for meat.

MCOOL is popular with many…

Continue Reading R-CALF sees MCOOL opening for beef because of new EV origin requirments

Perdue takes the ‘Made in USA’ beef labeling option over country of origin

By Dan Flynn on March 12, 2020

Out of their concern for food safety and their tendency to support American producers, consumers have long supported Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) of meat products.

But those “Made in the USA” signs and labels…
Continue Reading Perdue takes the ‘Made in USA’ beef labeling option over country of origin

Letter From The Editor: Counting Cows

By Dan Flynn on January 8, 2020
Opinion

Tax season isn’t so far off, so it’s only a little early to get out my yellowed Canon 10-key calculator with tape. I usually only roll it out for taxes, but Bill Bullard sent…
Continue Reading Letter From The Editor: Counting Cows

RFID guidance document disappears after R-CALF sued USDA

By Dan Flynn on October 28, 2019

A funny thing happened to R-CALF, the scrappy organization of mostly western cattlemen. It sued USDA on Oct. 4 over a factsheet about the electronic identification of cattle and bison found on the department’s website.
Continue Reading RFID guidance document disappears after R-CALF sued USDA

Opponents say USDA reorganization has multiple problems

By Dan Flynn on October 17, 2017

Sonny Perdue

Critics are continuing to noodle Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue’s plan to reorganize his large department, finding things they don’t like about it. Perdue’s desire to move U.S.
Continue Reading Opponents say USDA reorganization has multiple problems

Beef beef: NCBA chief’s remarks spur R-CALF to seek debate

By Dan Flynn on July 28, 2017

The chief executive of the nation’s oldest and largest cattle industry association thinks a competing group is in bed with radical activists who want to “undermine the beef industry.”

Kendal Frazier, who is chief executive…
Continue Reading Beef beef: NCBA chief’s remarks spur R-CALF to seek debate

Cattlemen sue USDA in federal court over Country of Origin Labeling (COOL)

By Dan Flynn on June 21, 2017

State and national cattlemen’s associations hope to team rope the  U.S. Department of Agriculture in federal court over  regulations that they say allow beef and pork to be classified as “domestic products” even when the…

Continue Reading Cattlemen sue USDA in federal court over Country of Origin Labeling (COOL)

Ranchers look for some traction on country-of-origin labeling

By Dan Flynn on February 3, 2017

As individual actions, they might not mean much. Collectively, they say Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) is not going away anytime soon.

http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photography-cheyenne-wyoming-state-capitol-image6563112Two states known for their cowboys, Wyoming and South Dakota, have seen early introduction of…
Continue Reading Ranchers look for some traction on country-of-origin labeling

Post navigation

Older Posts 

FSN Editors Show/Hide

  • Dan Flynn
  • Coral Beach
FSN Writers & Contributors​

Stay Connected

RSS Facebook Twitter Subscribe LinkedIn

Subscribe by email

Events Calendar

Food Recalls

  • Importer recalls catfish steaks from India because of import violation
  • Baltimore company recalls hundreds of products because of Listeria contamination
  • Pindjur vegetable spread recalled in Canada over glass in product
  • 2.5 million pounds of Kroger, Great Value, Goya, and more brands of canned meat recalled over packaging defect
More Recalls

Editorials & Guest Opinions

Coalition has many questions about how FDA Commissioner will protect consumers with new organizational chart

By Guest Opinion on February 7, 2023

A new day: IFT weighs in on the future of the FDA

By Guest Opinion on February 1, 2023

Letter to the Editor: We don’t need an upheaval of USDA and FDA to make a single food safety unit

By Guest Contributor on January 31, 2023
More Op-Eds
Letters to the Editor

Latest from Twitter

Tweets by @foodsafetynews

Food Safety Guides

  • Cooking Temperatures
  • Cross-Contamination
  • Foodborne Pathogens
Find Your Health Department
Restaurant Inspections
eFood Alert Blog
Marler Blog
Marler Clark logo
1012 First Avenue
Fifth Floor
Seattle, Washington 98104-1008
RSS Facebook Twitter Subscribe LinkedIn
  • Consumer Education
  • Enforcement
  • Events
  • Food Policy & Law
  • Food Recalls
  • Food Safety Guides
  • Foodborne Illness Investigations
  • Nutrition & Public Health
  • Opinion & Contributed Articles
  • Science & Research
  • Sustainability
  • Technology
  • Victim Stories
  • World
  • Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
  • For Foodies
  • Government Agencies
  • Lawsuits & Litigation
  • Letters to the Editor
  • Local Food
  • Media Kit
Copyright © 2023, Marler Clark. All Rights Reserved.
Privacy PolicyLegal StatementAdvertise
Law blog design & platform by LexBlog LexBlog Logo