Posted August 21, 2013 Earlier this month a computer system, which networks inspectors at...
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FDA To Look Into Cattle Feed Additive Zilmax
Posted August 21, 2013 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will work with Merck &...
Canada Requests WTO Review of Country of Origin Labeling Law
Posted August 20, 2013 Canada has asked the World Trade Organization (WTO) to review U.S. Country...
USDA Moves Closer to Accepting Chinese-Processed Chicken
Posted August 16, 2013 Politico reports that the U.S. Department of Agriculture(USDA) “is...
USDA Extends Comment Period for Mechanically Tenderized Meat
Posted August 12, 2013 USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) announced an extension of the...
USDA Announces Emergency Assistance to Ranchers
Posted: August 7, 2013 In response to continued severe drought conditions in certain areas...
Supreme Court Rules that Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 Withdraws Tucker Act Jurisdiction; Takings Claim Can Be Raised as Affirmative Defense in USDA Enforcement Proceeding
Posted: June 11, 2013 In action involving a constitutional challenge to the California Raisin...
Concerns Arise Over Whether Sequestration Will Cause USDA To Furlough Meat Inspectors
In a February 8 article, Reuters reported on the Obama Administration warning that sequestration...
Questions Raised About Pork Contamination
Consumer Reports, the policy and action arm of Consumers Union, recently tested and analyzed 148...
Farm Bureau Supports USDA Action
Hoosier Ag Today reports that the "American Farm Bureau Federation welcomes the emergency actions...