USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) reports that since 2002, 14 states have enacted laws governing their animal agricultural industries’ pre-slaughter production practices. These restrictions to boost the welfare of farm animals may also be causing
Continue Reading Challenges to growing animal welfare restrictions found ‘largely unsuccessful’
As the quantity of food imported into the United States continues to rise, it is increasingly important to minimize foodborne illness risks for U.S. consumers. Foods contaminated with pathogens or toxins can result in foodborne
Continue Reading Salmonella accounted for nearly 80 percent of pathogen violations in U.S. food imports from 2002 to 2019
USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) is out with its annual International Food Security Assessment, and it isn’t pretty. And the reason things have gotten worse is the worldwide coronavirus pandemic.
The authors–Felix Baquedano, Cheryl Christensen,
Continue Reading USDA world food security report measures the damage caused by COVID-19 pandemic
