Over the past decade, the local food revival in the U.S. has gained tremendous momentum, with more consumers interested in where their food comes from, how it’s grown,
Toss a food-safety coin up in the air. Which side do you want to see facing up when it lands? Prevention? Or recalls and lawsuits?
That was the underlying question
Editor’s note: If you had a magic wand, how would you conjure up sustainable and safe ways to feed the world? We asked several people to consider the possibilities.
Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC) emphasized her support for small farmers Monday at the 75th annual convention of the North Carolina Farm Bureau in Greensboro, NC.
“Whether it’s our large
Experts at the University of Florida are on a mission to help small farmers develop and implement on-farm food safety plans.
The University’s Small Farms Academy, part of the
Though the recently-released Senate food safety bill didn’t include a controversial bisphenol-A ban or an amendment by Jon Tester (D-MT) to exempt small producers from certain measures, the package
As part of our ongoing expert Q&A series, a conversation with Joe Cloud who co-owns a small USDA-inspected abattoir with Joel Salatin of Polyface Farm, The Omnivore’s
To remedy what the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently called “a widespread lack of understanding” in validating Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) systems for meat processors
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
On April 14, 2010, Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) announced that he is introducing two amendments to the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, S. 510. The aim of the amendments is
Late last year, Deputy Agriculture Secretary Kathleen Merrigan, in the first ever live Facebook chat between the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the public, assured small meat processors
An update on the pending food safety bill, with an outline of key amendments and discussion on the proposed exemption for small farms
Several amendments aimed at lessening the impact