by Elizabeth | Dec 11, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food Safety, Food Safety and Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted December 11, 2013 USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) recently released an action plan aimed at reducing Salmonella contamination, according to an article by the Oregonian available here. The action plan comes after a Salmonella outbreak traced...
by Elizabeth | Dec 10, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted December 10, 2013 After months of negotiations, farm bill conferees are close to a deal that would clear the way for passing a farm bill in January, according to Kyle Potter of the Forum News Service in an article available here. Minnesota Representative...
by Elizabeth | Dec 10, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food Safety, Food Safety and Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted December 10, 2013 Santa Maria Foods, of Brampton, Ontario, is recalling 2,600 pounds of whole boneless ham prosciutto products for potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, according to an article by Food Safety News available here. USDA’s Food...
by Elizabeth | Dec 10, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety, Food Safety Modernization Act, United States Department of Agriculture
Posted December 10, 2013 USDA recently announced its termination of the proposed leafy green marketing agreement (LGMA) that would have allowed the industry to develop and oversee leafy green handling guidelines within limits set by the FDA and other regulators,...
by Elizabeth | Dec 9, 2013 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted December 9, 2013 The National Agricultural Law Center offers a wide range of resources, one which is the United States Farm Bills database, available here. This resource includes farm bills from the 2012 Senate (Agricultural Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of...
