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USDA Unveils Historic Improvements to Meals Served in America’s Schools
January 25, 2012 | No comments
First Lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today unveiled new standards for school meals that will result in healthier meals …
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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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USDA Poultry Inspections Could Get Streamlined, Saving $95 Million
January 23, 2012 | No comments
Food Court reported earlier this month on the USDA’s plan to close offices nation-wide as part of its plan to reduce …
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USDA Seeks Comments on Revisions to Food Container Standards
January 19, 2012 | No comments
The USDA us propsing changes to the Standards for Condition of Food Containers (Title 7 Part 42), which sets out …
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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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USDA Plan to Close Hundreds of Offices Raises Safety Concerns
January 10, 2012 | 1 comment
The Associated Press is reporting on an announcement from the The U.S. Agriculture Department (USDA), which saidit will close nearly 260 offices …
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USDA Plan to Ban Non-0157 E.Coli Rebuked by Industry
December 6, 2011 | No comments
Food Production Daily is reporting on US plans to adopt a zero-tolerance approach to six strains of E.Coli. The plan …
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NASS Reduces Agricultural Estimation Programs
November 15, 2011 | No comments
The USDA released a report last month that has garnered little attention. The agency made an announcer to cut several of its …
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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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House Slashes Spending for Food Safety
June 17, 2011 | No comments
News agencies are reporting the House of Representatives passed a bill that makes significant cuts to food safety programs. The US Food …
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