…milk, all in quantities sufficient to serve a family of 10. There is also plenty for leftovers. Foods showing the largest increases this year in addition to turkey were pumpkin…
Trans-Pacific Partnership and Japan
…a population of 127 million, high per capita income, an affinity for U.S. products, and a well-developed marketing infrastructure, Japan is an attractive market for U.S. exporters. The total food…
FDA Issues FSMA Produce Safety, FSVP and Third-Party Accreditation Rules
We spoke with Dr. Jim Gorny, PMA vice president of food safety and technology, about the FDA’s release of three final rules to implement the Food Safety Modernization Act and…
Transportation Perspectives of U.S. International Food Aid Programs Examination
…the intersection of food aid shipping and military sealift capacity, particularly that provided by the Maritime Security Program (MSP). Officials from the Department of Defense, the Maritime Administration, and industry…
Agri View: Bacon-Breakfast Choice
A bowl of cereal and a cup of coffee may constitute breakfast for some, but the most preferred breakfast food on the table is…bacon. Everett Griner talks about bacon in…
NFU Opposes Proposed Rule to Allow Beef Imports from Namibia
…year experienced an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). “The fear over FMD is warranted,” said Johnson in comments submitted today to the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). “An outbreak…
FDA Issues FSMA Produce Safety, FSVP and Third-Party Accreditation Rules
We spoke with Dr. Jim Gorny, PMA vice president of food safety and technology, about the FDA’s release of three final rules to implement the Food Safety Modernization Act and…
Antibiotics in Animal Agriculture
…Nikki Putnam delivers human nutrition communications to consumers and the agriculture and food industries, with a particular focus on addressing dietary inadequacies through naturally enriched functional foods. Prior to joining…
Farm-to-Food Bank Month a Time for Sharing and Caring
…of Food and Agriculture launched an annual program with the California Association of Food Banks (CAFB) to focus on agriculture’s commitment to alleviate hunger. It’s called Farm-to-Food Bank Month, and…
FDA issues FSMA Produce Safety, FSVP and Third-Party Accreditation rules
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released three final rules to implement the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA): the Produce Safety Rule, Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) Rule…
Turkey Hotline
With Thanksgiving a little more than a week away it’s a very busy time at the Ag Department’s Meat and Poultry Hotline. Cathy Isom has Tina Haynes, a food safety…
USDA Launches New Conservation Effort to Aid Monarch Butterflies
NRCS photo by Gene Barickman USDA is launching a new conservation effort to help agricultural producers provide food and habitat for monarch butterflies in the Midwest and southern Great Plains….
Almond Board: FSMA Update
In today’s Almond Update, we get information about the Food Safety Modernization Act. Almond Board: FSMA Update…
Sixth Annual Chapman Phytosanitary Irradiation Forum March 23-24, 2016
…Joint FAO/IAEA Programme, the objective of the forum is to increase understanding and use of irradiation as a phytosanitary treatment to enhance global trade and prevent invasive pests. To register…