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It gives only a little, but Trump budget takes nothing way from food safety programs

By Dan Flynn on February 14, 2018

In the fiscal year 2019 budget that sets out to cut domestic programs by almost $700 billion over 10 years, federal food safety has not only escaped the knife but made some small gains.

President…
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OMB approves HIMP swine slaughter rule; industry pleased

By News Desk on January 16, 2018

Changes to how pork slaughter plants could be regulated are going forward after a mere 21 years in the making. President Donald Trump’s Administration has approved a final rule that had its origin during President…
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One year later, White House still sitting on organic aquaculture standards

By News Desk on August 17, 2016

The folks who write POLITICO’S Agriculture Tip Sheet were celebrating an anniversary Tuesday. Not their own, but the one-year anniversary of USDA’s proposed organic aquaculture standards being hung up in the Office of Management and…
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Failure to Finalize Rules Delays Labels on Mechanically Tenderized Beef

By James Andrews on January 5, 2015

For at least another three years, consumers shopping for steak and other whole cuts of beef will continue to be left in the dark about beef treated with mechanical tenderization, a processing technique that softens…
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The Top 10 Food-Safety News Stories of 2014

By Dan Flynn on December 22, 2014

The top 10 food-safety news stories for 2014, as chosen for the sixth consecutive year by the editors of Food Safety News, were announced today. According to the Internet news site, here are this year’s…
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GAO: Federal Food-Safety Oversight Needs Better Coordination

By News Desk on December 19, 2014

The federal government could be doing more to achieve the goals of the U.S. Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and other food-safety efforts, according to a 46-page report published Thursday by the U.S. Government Accountability…
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DeLauro Urges OMB to Finalize Two Food Rules

By News Desk on November 25, 2014

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) is urging the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to finalize two pending food safety rules. DeLauro wrote to OMB director Shaun Donovan Monday, expressing her concern that if the mechanically…
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Taylor: Reproposed FSMA Rules Are ‘Close’

By Lydia Zuraw on September 11, 2014

Don’t expect comment period extensions for the reproposed rules regarding the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). That’s what Michael Taylor, the Food and Drug Administration’s deputy commissioner for foods and veterinary medicine, told attendees Wednesday…
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Groups Ask OMB, USDA to Release Revised Poultry Rule for Public Comment

By Lydia Zuraw on July 18, 2014

Organizations representing workers and consumers want the Department of Agriculture to follow the Food and Drug Administration’s lead by releasing the revised poultry inspection rule for public comment. Last week, the USDA’s Food Safety and…
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USDA Sends Poultry Inspection Rule to OMB

By Lydia Zuraw on July 10, 2014

The U.S. Department of Agriculture submitted a draft final version of its Modernization of Poultry Slaughter Inspection rule to the Office of Management and Budget for review today. The proposal to build on the HACCP…
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CDC Wants to Survey Some Local and State Food Safety Programs

By Lydia Zuraw on January 23, 2014

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is requesting approval to evaluate local and state food safety programs (FSPs), according to a proposal posted to the Federal Register on Friday, Jan. 17. “The current…
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