Meat Inspection Act#F
USDA to Speed Tracking of E. Coli in Meat
May 2, 2012 | No comments
The USDA announced new regulations Wednesday that were required to draft under the 2008 farm bill. The rules includes speeding up the …
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Study Finds Antibiotics, Arsenic in Poultry Feed
April 6, 2012 | No comments
Arsenic finds its way into the news again. Food Court first reported on research finding organic arsenic in apple juice, …
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FDA Petitioned Over Horse-Meat Safety
April 3, 2012 | 3 comments
Colorado non-profit Front Range Equine Rescue (FRER) and the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) have petitioned the FDA …
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Nutrition Labeling for Meat Becomes Mandatory
March 6, 2012 | No comments
Shoppers may have already noticed changes in the meat isle at their local grocery store. Nutrition labels are now on …
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Update: Supreme Court overturns Calif. Law on Euthanizing Downed Livestock (National Meat Association v. Harris (10-224))
January 23, 2012 | No comments
Food Court reported in November about the National Meat Association’s case heading to the Supreme Court (click herefor that story). Today the …
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OMB Says Food Agency Merger Is Next
January 17, 2012 | No comments
In its Friday edition, The Hagstrom Report said Office of Management and Budget Director for Management, Jeff Zients, said that …
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Livestock Treatment Debated at Supreme Court (National Meat Association v. Harris (10-224))
November 10, 2011 | No comments
News outlets are reporting on oral arguments before the Supreme Court to block a California law that would require euthanizing …
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6 E.Coli Strains Added To Beef Ban List by USDA
September 14, 2011 | 1 comment
News broke this week that the USDA will expand the list of E.Coli strains banned due to the risk of …
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Traveling to the Mexican Border
April 11, 2011 | No comments
I spent the past Friday working with a client importing cattle into the United States from Mexico. I wanted to …
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