Elizabeth Kucinich, wife of former Congressman Dennis Kucinich, a liberal Democrat from Ohio and two-time presidential contender, will join the Center for Food Safety as director of policy “to address the serious threats facing the food movement in Congress as well as push for better food and agricultural standards,” the
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Veal Plant Set to Reopen Under New Name
Bushway Packing Inc., a veal operation that was forced to close last October after a Humane Society video showed veal calves being treated in a manner that Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack called, “deplorable” and “unequivocally unacceptable,” is set to reopen under a new name.
The dairy calf slaughter plant
USDA Vet Blows Whistle on Food Safety Agency
Congressman promises “relentless” oversight after FSIS veterinarian blows whistle on humane handling and food safety violations
Congressional oversight subcommittee chairman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) is vowing to increase oversight over USDA meat safety after a Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) veterinarian blew the whistle on his supervisors for ignoring violations
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