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Senate Approves Measure to Avoid Meat Inspector Furloughs

By Helena Bottemiller on March 21, 2013

The Senate on Wednesday approved an amendment to avoid meat inspector furloughs that were slated to occur under the current across-the-board budget cuts, known as the sequester. Introduced by Sens. Mark Pryor (D-AR) and Roy…
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All Federal Meat Inspectors To Be Furloughed on 11 Scheduled Days

By News Desk on March 14, 2013

The nation’s meat inspectors  will be forced to take the same days off, possibility shutting down the U.S. meat industry on those dates, the House Agriculture Subcommittee learned Wednesday. In an exchange with USDA Under…
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Q&A With Michael Taylor Part II: Sequestration, Pet Food and Antibiotics

By Helena Bottemiller on March 12, 2013

Part II of Food Safety News’ conversation with Michael Taylor, Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, covers sequestration, pet food, antibiotics and whether he plans to retire …
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Meat Inspector Furloughs Months Away, Says Vilsack

By News Desk on March 6, 2013

Furloughs of meat inspectors will take “several months” to roll out, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told lawmakers on Tuesday. The department will send out notices to union representatives this week letting them know furloughs are…
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CDC Cut of $450 Million Will Likely Come at a Greater Cost

By News Desk on March 5, 2013

Sequestration is costing the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta about $450 million, or 8 percent of its total funding for fiscal year (FY) 2013. But since CDC is in the business…
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The Sequestration and the Food Safety Modernization Act

By Mike Rozembajgier on March 5, 2013

Under the sequester, the government last week implemented across-the-board budget cuts that will affect multiple government agencies. As an attempt to reign in the federal budget, the sequestration plan proposes cuts that could further stymie…
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Vilsack: Under Sequestration, USDA Cannot Avoid Furloughing Meat Inspectors

By Helena Bottemiller on March 4, 2013

Under the sequester, which recently put in place across-the-board budget cuts, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has no choice but to eventually furlough meat inspectors, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack again said on Friday.  The statement…
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Sequester Expected to Have Big Impact on Food Safety; Details Unknown

By Helena Bottemiller on February 28, 2013

Other than a memo put out by the White House earlier this month, which forecast reduced food inspections and meat inspector furloughs, there is not much known about exactly how the sequester, scheduled to kick…
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Vilsack: With Sequester, USDA Would Have "No Choice" But to Furlough Food Safety Inspectors

By Helena Bottemiller on February 14, 2013

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and the White House have caused quite a stir in food and agriculture circles by warning that budget sequestration could lead to a two-week furlough of federal meat inspectors, which would…
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Industry: Government is Obligated to Provide Meat Inspection, Even With Sequester

By Helena Bottemiller on February 11, 2013

After the White House and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack suggested that the automatic budget cuts, known as the sequester, could force the government to furlough all federal meat inspectors, the food industry is arguing that…
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