Meat inspectors at federally regulated plants that slaughter animals got new instructions for humane treatment of animals.
Announced Monday by USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), the instructions
Scientists at Aberystwyth University’s Institute of Biological, Environmental, and Rural Sciences launched a £460,000 Improved Food Safety research project at the Royal Welsh Show on July 19. The
As part of our ongoing expert Q&A series, a conversation with world-renowned livestock expert Temple Grandin on humane handling, small vs. big, transparency, and the future of agriculture
A preliminary study revealed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) yesterday maps exactly where gaps exist in the local meat processing infrastructure by showing the availability of slaughter
Washington Beef, a slaughterhouse in central Washington, agreed last week to pay $750,000 in civil penalties for allegedly violating the Clean Water Act between 2003 and 2009. In addition
Just months after an undercover video revealed egregious abuse of veal calves in Vermont, the state Senate approved a bill Wednesday to crack down on abusive treatment at slaughterhouses.
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On Wednesday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated a law allowing the state of California to ban the sale, transport, or purchase of cows and pigs unable to stand
Congressman promises “relentless” oversight after FSIS veterinarian blows whistle on humane handling and food safety violations
Congressional oversight subcommittee chairman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) is vowing to increase oversight over USDA
As first reported by Food Safety News last month, as part of their ongoing Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food effort, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA’s) Food
The illegal horsemeat market west of Miami might still be going officially un-noticed were it not for last year’s discovery of 21 carcasses that drew attention to the grisly