A reestablished charter and 2010-2012 membership for the National Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection was announced Thursday by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.
The food safety advisory group is attached
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced yesterday that the public voting period for the Apps for Healthy Kids competition has begun and will conclude on August 14 at noon EDT. During
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack launched a new feature on the Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food website that highlights local and regional food systems and notes the multiple connections between
House Holds First Hearing on Child Nutrition Reauthorization Bill: Obesity, Hunger, School Food Safety All on Agenda
Celebrity chef and restaurateur Tom Colicchio, a panel of food policy experts, and
On Friday the Obama administration proposed new antitrust rules for meat companies that reflect willingness by the USDA to shift the balance of power between farmers and processors to regulate
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (D-NY) sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Monday urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to expand efforts to
This week, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack unveiled new resources meant to foster increased participation and expanded access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
New
A group of retired military officers yesterday cited school lunches as a threat to America’s national security.
Mission: Readiness, as the group is called, appeared yesterday on Capitol Hill
In response to the recent U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of the Inspector
General (OIG) report, which found that the agencies responsible for
monitoring veterinary drug, heavy metal,
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the funding of a regional wastewater system in Scioto County, Ohio Tuesday.
The project will alleviate public health and water quality problems associated with failed
Bushway Packing Inc., a veal operation that was forced to close last October after a Humane Society video showed veal calves being treated in a manner that Secretary of Agriculture
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack spoke to an audience of over 700 food safety education experts yesterday, emphasizing the Administration’s commitment to overhauling the food safety system