In one of his final acts before leaving the USDA, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue signed an agreement ending a turf war between his department and the Department of Health and Human Services. It shifts
Continue Reading Perdue exits the building after getting USDA jurisdiction over gene-edited livestock
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) adjusted inspection coverage at catfish slaughter facilities on Sept. 1, the same day an 18-month transition period ended. The transition period’s end marks the full transfer of
Continue Reading FSIS adjusts catfish inspection process; transition period ends
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have signed an agreement to define expectations related to interagency assessment of foodborne health hazards potentially associated with meat, poultry and eggs.
Continue Reading USDA, CDC Expand Collaboration on Assessment of Foodborne Hazards
After the 2008 Farm Bill moved the responsibility for catfish inspection from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over to USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), the two agencies did not play nice
Continue Reading Agencies Reach Catfish Inspection Agreement Required by Farm Bill
