…real food, this ‘fake food’ movement has gone in the opposite direction, flaunting U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) standards that define milk as the product of cows, not heavily…
USDA to Study Antibiotics Use in Pork operations
…antimicrobial-use practices in 2016 before FDA’s implementation of policies that eliminated the use of medically important antimicrobials for growth promotion purposes in food-producing animals and required veterinary oversight of such…
Seed Industry to “Storm the Hill”
…PLANT BREEDING: ASTA encourages FDA, USDA and EPA to closely coordinate their activities to ensure a consistent policy approach regarding plant breeding, across the U.S. government, and for the administration…
Trump Document Proposes Cuts to 2017 USDA, FDA Spending
…for USDA that the administration included in its 2018 budget outline. The proposal includes a $40 million cut to the FDA, a $363 million cut from the Food for Peace…
KIND CEO Pledges $25 Million for Nutrition Group
…industry operating procedures that often benefited companies financially at the expense of public health. In May 2015, KIND faced a public confrontation with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)…
Copper Sulfate Kills Fungus on Fish Eggs
…two current treatments—formalin and hydrogen peroxide. While both are U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved, they are more expensive than copper sulfate. Hydrogen peroxide costs 89 cents per treatment,…
Soy Growers Defend Soymilk
…that use of the name “soymilk” complies with FDA regulations on common or usual names, and noted that soymilk has been included in USDA materials dating back to 1963. From…
NMPF Lauds New House Bill
…FDA to issue guidance for nationwide enforcement of these definitions within 90 days. It would also require FDA to report to Congress two years after the bill’s enactment to hold…
Dairy Groups Support Senate Bill
…to come from dairy animals. The Baldwin bill would require FDA to issue a guidance for nationwide enforcement of these definitions within 90 days. It also would require FDA to…
Pig Farmers Complying with New VFD Requirements
…the new Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules is that medically important antibiotics could no longer be used for growth promotion. Today, human medically important antibiotics can only be used…
Food Safety Rules Challenge Farmers on Several Fronts
…you,” cautioned Ehart. “There is a logic associated with it; It’s just not a farmer’s logic.” Detailing NASDA’s concerns about the water-related FSMA produce rules, Ehart noted how little FDA…
Dairy Organizations Applaud Congressional Letter to FDA
…a violation of milk’s standard of identity,” the letter said. “We request that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) exercise its legal authority to investigate and take appropriate action against…
Freedom Caucus Wants Nutrition Rules Overturned
…Items not on the list to overturn include the FDA’s near-ban of trans fat, policies intended to limit antibiotic use in agriculture, the Food Safety Modernization Act rules, and new…
National Pork Board Statement on Discovery of Antibiotic-Resistant Gene
…indicates that current internal biosecurity measures are effective. The U.S. pork industry supports efforts to monitor for the occurrence of this type of isolated incident. However, consistent with FDA and…