Defense Production Act

Advocates want answers from feds on infant formula outbreak and shortage; Congress, Biden act to ease situation

The shortage of infant formula and the food safety reason behind it are front and center for groups like Consumer Reports and the Environmental Working Group, which are calling on

By Coral Beach

/ 20 May 2022

Advocates want answers from feds on infant formula outbreak and shortage; Congress, Biden act to ease situation

Federally-regulated meat processor resists state closure order

Stampede Meat Inc.’s Sunland Park, NM, meat production plant was ordered closed from Nov. 3 to 17 by the state Department of Health because it was associated with six

By Dan Flynn

/ 12 Nov 2020

Federally-regulated meat processor resists state closure order

Coronavirus meat shortages were avoided as production slips but didn’t fall all that much

Livestock and poultry production in the United States held up after the Defense Production Act put USDA in charge of making sure meat processors kept operating but in compliance with

By Dan Flynn

/ 12 Aug 2020

Coronavirus meat shortages were avoided as production slips but didn’t fall all that much

From meat to fruits and vegetables, the fight to prevent food shortages moves on

The federal government this week signaled its willingness to take over any part of the food industry that isn’t functioning properly to keep production flowing. For the moment, the

By Dan Flynn

/ 22 May 2020

From meat to fruits and vegetables, the fight to prevent food shortages moves on

Trump’s order to keep meat plants open gives big business a loophole

Opinion President Trump’s executive order keeping meat plants open during the COVID-19 pandemic is a further threat to the health of the women and men who produce our food.

By Center for Science in the Public Interest

/ 30 Apr 2020

Trump’s order to keep meat plants open gives big business a loophole

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Defense Production Act

Advocates want answers from feds on infant formula outbreak and shortage; Congress, Biden act to ease situation

Federally-regulated meat processor resists state closure order

Coronavirus meat shortages were avoided as production slips but didn’t fall all that much

From meat to fruits and vegetables, the fight to prevent food shortages moves on

Trump’s order to keep meat plants open gives big business a loophole

Your Support Protects Public Health