Eight major foundations announced Tuesday that they have launched an initiative to solve long-term national and international food and agriculture policy issues.
Called AGree, the effort is being funded by
The Senate unanimously adopted a bill late last week to stiffen the criminal penalties for companies that knowingly violate food safety laws.
The bill, authored by Judiciary Commmittee Chairman Patrick
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg defended FDA’s new import screening system before a congressional oversight panel Wednesday, assuring lawmakers FDA intends to implement the new
As high-level budget negotiations stalled, leaving government shutdown at midnight a real possibility, federal food safety agencies began releasing details on their contingency plans.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture
The battle over the federal budget for the rest of fiscal year 2011 continues to unfold in Washington, DC, and the final deal could have a significant impact on the
As promised, attorneys for the Center for Food Safety and Earthjustice filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Friday, contending the agency erred when it allowed
In the past decade, modern industrial agriculture has experienced a stream of negative media attention, a significant departure from the typical pastoral image of American farming. The livestock industry in
Two senators are urging the Food and Drug Administration to revise its recommendations on how much fish pregnant and nursing women can safely eat.
In a letter to FDA Commissioner
Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Margaret Hamburg made her case for upping resources at FDA for fiscal year 2012 before a House appropriations committee on Friday,
Daniel Imhoff, a researcher, farmer, author of numerous articles and books, independent publisher, and speaker, recently gave a presentation at the University of Washington about the upcoming 2012 Farm Bill.
Citing a new estimate–that around 80 percent of all U.S. antibiotics are given to animals–Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (D-NY) reintroduced a bill this week aimed at limiting the
An alternative meat inspection program used by Australian exporters maintains sanitation standards equal to those of the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), according to a notice of