…via smartphone at m.askkaren.gov. The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from l0 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern…
Retail Consignees for USDA FSIS Recall of Rancho Feeding Corporation Meat Products
FSIS has reason to believe that the following retail location(s) received meat products that have been recalled by Rancho Feeding Corporation. This list may not include all retail locations that…
California Firm Recalls Unwholesome Meat Products
California Firm Recalls Unwholesome Meat Products Produced Without the Benefit of Full Inspection WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2014 – Rancho Feeding Corporation, a Petaluma, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 8,742,700 pounds,…
NCC Applauds Senate’s Farm Bill Passage, Urges President Obama’s Signature
…these provisions also are an important step in achieving a final resolution of the long-standing Brazil World Trade Organization case. Dodson reiterated industry concerns over inclusion of instructions to the…
California Firm Recalls Various Meat Products Produced Without The Benefit Of Full Inspection
…Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The products being recalled today are in addition to the approximately 41,683 pounds of various meat products that were…
Red Meat and Poultry Forecast Down
Randall Weiseman In their January report, USDA lowered the red meat and poultry production forecasts compared to last month’s numbers. Randall Weiseman has the story. Click to Open or Download…
California Firm Recalls Various Meat Products Produced Without the Benefit of Full Inspection
…recalling approximately 41,683 pounds of various meat products because they were produced without the benefit of full federal inspection, making them unfit for human food, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s…
USDA Makes Flexibilities in National School Lunch Program
…meal standards, including additional flexibility in meeting the daily and weekly ranges for grain and meat/meat alternates, which has been available to schools on a temporary basis since 2012. USDA…
Farm Bill Could Help Issues Between U.S., Brazil
A top USDA official says a new farm bill will likely go a long way toward resolving issues between Brazil and the U.S. revolving around U.S. cotton programs. Gary Crawford…
California Among States Getting Grants for Schools
…address implementation challenges, and provides grants and technical assistance to overcome barriers. USDA is also currently working to permanently establish the meat and grain flexibilities that we announced last year,…
Red Meat and Poultry Production Numbers are Raised
The December World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report was released this week, and we look at some of the highlights in the Livestock, Poultry and Dairy section. Click to…
Citrus Industry E-news: Nutrients and HLB; Orie Lee Honored; Brazil Trip
…HLB on a trip to Brazil. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current e-news issue. Click here to subscribe to the monthly Citrus Industry magazine….
Under Secretary Elisabeth Hagen departs from USDA
…Vilsack “Thanks to Elisabeth Hagen’s hard work and sound leadership of the thousands of employees at the Food Safety and Inspection Service, America’s meat, poultry and processed eggs are safer…
New Meat Regulations and Food Safety
The U.S. has changed its meat import regulations, but will the new regulations affect our food safety? Sabrina Hill reports. Click to open or download audio report. USDA has issued…