Food Politics

More time and more meetings offered for the new Salmonella rule for poultry

When it comes to the Salmonella rule for poultry the, public has wanted more time for comments and more meeting time with USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. Now

By Dan Flynn

/ 19 Nov 2024

More time and more meetings offered for the new Salmonella rule for poultry

RFK Jr. and the Make America Healthy Again agenda could impact food safety

RFK Jr., a lawyer-politician, could replace lawyer-politician Xavier Becerra as Secretary of Health and Human Services. Or RFK Jr could be the next Secretary of Agriculture, replacing Tom Vilsack, a

By Dan Flynn

/ 13 Nov 2024

RFK Jr. and the Make America Healthy Again agenda could impact food safety

EU groups raise concerns after Brazil audit findings

Several trade associations have called on European policymakers to reconsider the EU-Mercosur trade deal following findings from an audit in Brazil. The EU-Mercosur deal is an agreement between the European

By News Desk

/ 12 Nov 2024

EU groups raise concerns after Brazil audit findings

The game may have just tilted in favor of a new Farm Bill

Politics and pinball do sometimes have a lot in common. Both can produce surprising and unexpected results. Those lights and metal balls that pinball was known for before the digital

By Dan Flynn

/ 11 Nov 2024

The game may have just tilted in favor of a new Farm Bill

Publisher’s Platform: Onion Industry – Step up and “Put me out of Business, please”

In 2002, I wrote an Op-ed for the Denver Post entitled: “Put me out of business. Please.” For this trial lawyer, E. coli has been a successful practice – and a

By Bill Marler

/ 26 Oct 2024

Publisher’s Platform: Onion Industry – Step up and “Put me out of Business, please”

Time runs out for the Farm Bill

The Farm Bill is kaput. Congress has failed to extend or replace the 2018 Farm Bill by the Sept. 30 deadline, meaning it has expired. Officially known as the Agriculture

By Dan Flynn

/ 2 Oct 2024

Former Ag Secretary Johanns predicts new Farm Bill isn’t likely to pass before the election

The former Governor of Nebraska, who served as Secretary of Agriculture under President George W. Bush, is still making predictions. Mike Johanns does not think the prospects for a new

By Dan Flynn

/ 20 Aug 2024

Former Ag Secretary Johanns predicts new Farm Bill isn’t likely to pass before the election

Legislators introduce bill to consolidate food safety responsibilities at federal level

A senator and representative are calling for a single agency to be established to deal with food safety in America. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-CT, and Sen. Dick Durbin, D-IL, have

By Coral Beach

/ 24 Jul 2024

Legislators introduce bill to consolidate food safety responsibilities at federal level

Food Safety and Inspection Service leadership meets with public, industry representatives

The best sign that post-pandemic normalcy is back at USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is that everybody is again getting their meeting times. That means that Dr. Emilio

By Dan Flynn

/ 24 Jul 2024

Food Safety and Inspection Service leadership meets with public, industry representatives

A Trump win won’t bring Sonny Perdue back to USDA

If Donald Trump does win back the Presidency, it’s unlikely that Sonny Perdue will make a repeat performance as Secretary of Agriculture, Feedstuff Daily is reporting. Perdue says he

By Dan Flynn

/ 23 Jul 2024

A Trump win won’t bring Sonny Perdue back to USDA

Food safety budgets are coming together, but not without some concerns

The USDA will have to live with about 1 percent less than this year next year, but the 2025 budget for the department’s Food Safety and Inspection Service will

By Dan Flynn

/ 15 Jul 2024

Food safety budgets are coming together, but not without some concerns

Organic association suggests Perdue Farms’ petition needs some work

Perdue Farms LLC petitioned the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) in March of 2023 requesting that the service conduct a rulemaking process to define separate “free range” and “pasture-raised”

By Dan Flynn

/ 9 Jul 2024

Organic association suggests Perdue Farms’ petition needs some work

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More time and more meetings offered for the new Salmonella rule for poultry

RFK Jr. and the Make America Healthy Again agenda could impact food safety

EU groups raise concerns after Brazil audit findings

The game may have just tilted in favor of a new Farm Bill

Publisher’s Platform: Onion Industry – Step up and “Put me out of Business, please”

Time runs out for the Farm Bill

Former Ag Secretary Johanns predicts new Farm Bill isn’t likely to pass before the election

Legislators introduce bill to consolidate food safety responsibilities at federal level

Food Safety and Inspection Service leadership meets with public, industry representatives

A Trump win won’t bring Sonny Perdue back to USDA

Food safety budgets are coming together, but not without some concerns

Organic association suggests Perdue Farms’ petition needs some work