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 Congress to take action.
Representatives from both organizations discussed problems with the internal structure at the Food and Drug Administration
Continue Reading Advocates want answers from feds on infant formula outbreak and shortage; Congress, Biden act to ease situation
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 COVID-19 infections in late October involving the facility’s employees.
The two-week closure order may expire before Stampede gets any relief from
Continue Reading Federally-regulated meat processor resists state closure order
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 CDC and OSHA guidelines.
Livestock production for the April to June quarter reached 85.5 percent in comparison with the previous
Continue Reading Coronavirus meat shortages were avoided as production slips but didn’t fall all that much
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 extended authority is being provided to “FDA-regulated food facilities, including fruit and vegetable processing.”
USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety Mindy
Continue Reading From meat to fruits and vegetables, the fight to prevent food shortages moves on
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. The order would gut any incentive that companies do the right thing to protect the workforce, and instead push risks onto
Continue Reading Trump’s order to keep meat plants open gives big business a loophole
