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USDA move to decommission Beltsville Research Center sparks food safety and legal concerns

The USDA’s plan to decommission the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) and disperse its research units, including the Environmental Microbial and Food Safety Laboratory (EMFSL), is drawing criticism from

By Jonan Pilet

/ 21 May 2026

USDA move to decommission Beltsville Research Center sparks food safety and legal concerns

USDA signals a lack of interest in combatting Salmonella

Department has sidetracked a significant rule that would make it illegal to sell contaminated chicken

By Brian Ronholm

/ 12 Jan 2026

USDA signals a lack of interest in combatting Salmonella

Imported food requires country audits and individual inspections of foreign food facilities

U.S. audits of foreign country inspection systems for equivalency with America’s food safety regulations, such as the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Inspection Act, the Egg Products

By Dan Flynn

/ 12 Nov 2025

Imported food requires country audits and individual inspections of foreign food facilities

Kennedy, USDA miss self-imposed deadline for new dietary guidelines

Among the problems the shutdown of the federal government is causing is a delay in the publication of new dietary guidelines designed to keep the public safe and healthy. The

By Coral Beach

/ 4 Nov 2025

Kennedy, USDA miss self-imposed deadline for new dietary guidelines

Cattle producers challenge mandate for electronic eartags to trace diseased animals

A year-old case of R-CALF, et al. v. USDA, to stop the use of a tool intended to help control diseased animals, will proceed under a ruling by the U.

By Dan Flynn

/ 3 Oct 2025

Cattle producers challenge mandate for electronic eartags to trace diseased animals

Public health alert issued for ground beef sold at Whole Foods because of E. coli risk

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli

By News Desk

/ 3 Jun 2025

Public health alert issued for ground beef sold at Whole Foods because of E. coli risk

RFK Jr. terminates tax money for human bird flu vaccine

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has withdrawn a generous subsidy that the last administration provided to Moderna to help with the late-stage development of an avian

By Dan Flynn

/ 30 May 2025

RFK Jr. terminates tax money for human bird flu vaccine

USDA freezes Maine funding over Title IX dispute

The U.S. Department of Agriculture paused funding for certain Maine educational programs on Wednesday, citing the state’s noncompliance with Title IX over its student sports participation rules. The

By Jonan Pilet

/ 3 Apr 2025

USDA freezes Maine funding over Title IX dispute

HHS announces restructuring plan, reducing workforce by 10,000

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced a major restructuring today, consolidating multiple agencies into a new Administration for Healthy America (AHA) and reducing its workforce by

By News Desk

/ 27 Mar 2025

One year after hitting dairy herds, bird flu continues to devastate poultry flocks

A year into the outbreak of avian flu, there is a continuing threat from the virus to poultry flocks and dairy herds, and to a lesser degree humans. Since March

By Coral Beach

/ 27 Mar 2025

One year after hitting dairy herds, bird flu continues to devastate poultry flocks

Machine learning links up to 64 percent of Salmonella cases to chicken and vegetables

A study by the CDC, FDA and USDA used whole-genome sequencing (WGS) and machine learning to identify chicken and vegetables as leading sources of Salmonella enterica infections in the United

By Jonan Pilet

/ 24 Mar 2025

Machine learning links up to 64 percent of Salmonella cases to chicken and vegetables

Why are chicken executives stonewalling consumers on food safety?

— OPINION — I’ve been around food safety for nearly 50 years in government, academia, and the private sector. I’ve seen a lot of progress to make food safer for

By Michael Taylor

/ 17 Mar 2025

Why are chicken executives stonewalling consumers on food safety?

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USDA move to decommission Beltsville Research Center sparks food safety and legal concerns

USDA signals a lack of interest in combatting Salmonella

Imported food requires country audits and individual inspections of foreign food facilities

Kennedy, USDA miss self-imposed deadline for new dietary guidelines

Cattle producers challenge mandate for electronic eartags to trace diseased animals

Public health alert issued for ground beef sold at Whole Foods because of E. coli risk

RFK Jr. terminates tax money for human bird flu vaccine

USDA freezes Maine funding over Title IX dispute

HHS announces restructuring plan, reducing workforce by 10,000

One year after hitting dairy herds, bird flu continues to devastate poultry flocks

Machine learning links up to 64 percent of Salmonella cases to chicken and vegetables

Why are chicken executives stonewalling consumers on food safety?

Your Support Protects Public Health