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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

New Dietary Guidelines – Directed at Consumers, Taking Shots at the Food Industry

January 31, 2011 | 1 comment

The Agriculture and Health and Human Services departments issued the latest dietary guidelines Monday. The dietary guidelines are non-binding guidance …