Six years after Rep. Thomas Massie, R-KY, first introduced the PRIME Act to exempt so-called custom slaughtering from federal inspection and allow farmers to produce food for restaurants, grocery stores, and hotels, an alternative has
Continue Reading USDA puts $55.2 million into expanded meat and poultry access
The new Consumer Reports soon hitting mailboxes returns to one of CR’s old mainstays—Safe drinking water. In short order, it teaches how to check on your tap water, discloses test results for 45 bottled water
Continue Reading Water and chemicals that never go away are subjects of Consumer Reports cover story
Everybody knows the story about Goldilocks and the Three Bears and that porridge that was too cold and too hot but was finally “just right.” Consumer Reports is looking at coming out “just right” in
Continue Reading Consumer Reports takes consumers by hand on fresh produce and pesticides
The North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) last month signed a two-year alliance to provide Meat Institute members, the public, and other stakeholders
Continue Reading OSHA’s agreement with Meat Institute may be one toke over the line
The Food and Drug Administration has announced the availability of a final guidance for industry entitled “Inorganic Arsenic in Rice Cereals for Infants: Action Level.”
“This guidance finalizes FDA’s action level for inorganic arsenic
Continue Reading FDA announces limit on inorganic arsenic in infant rice cereals
By Brian Ronholm and Charlotte Vallaeys
Upon conducting a review of the “One Health Certified” label for meat and poultry products, Consumer Reports has determined that this label is essentially meaningless and should be
Continue Reading Consumer Reports: ‘One Health Certified’ label is meaningless, misleading
Consumer Reports still has a knack for finding something hiding in plain sight that many people will find outrageous. The find this time is bottled Starkey Spring Water manufactured by Whole Foods and also sold
Continue Reading Bottled water’s arsenic king remains legal but still loaded with heavy metal
Two senior U.S. Representatives, two former Secretaries of Agriculture, a chef, and Consumer Reports have sent USDA an “action plan” to safeguard America’s food supply during the COVID-19 pandemic. They’ve sent the plan with
Continue Reading Democrat leaders in food sector and Consumer Reports hatch plan for Sonny Perdue
Consumer Reports Tuesday sent out some suggestions for USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service to ensure the safety and availability of meat, poultry and other food products during the COVID-19 pandemic.
CR’s sent the advice
Continue Reading Consumer Reports suggests USDA take action to address COVID-19 risks
In his welcoming remarks at the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) conference last week, Peter Freedman, managing director of the Consumer Goods Forum, which convenes the annual conference, asserted that building consumer trust is
Continue Reading Discussions on building consumer trust probably should involve consumers
Consumer Reports Monday announced the appointment of former USDA deputy undersecretary Brian Ronholm as director of food policy for the 80-year old non-profit organization.
“Mr. Ronholm will lead Consumer Reports’ advocacy efforts to advance a
Continue Reading Consumer Reports taps former USDA food safety official to direct food policy
