…safety improvements, increased access to healthy food, and new research to help growers increase profitability and sustainability.” As directed by the Farm Bill, the block grants are now allocated to…
Almond Board: Almond Growers Focus on Food Safety Programs
…food safety and that means working on clearing their orchard floors. Almond Growers Focus on Food Safety Programs For the Almond Board’s Good Agricultural Practices Quick Start guide, click here….
Small Wind Turbine Standards Created
In the U.S. the Small Wind Turbine Industry created a standard under the American Wind Energy Association on small wind turbine performance and safety called AWEA 9.1. Managing Director at…
Ag Secretary Vilsack Announces Progress on 2014 Farm Bill Implementation
…“loss ratio” plus a reasonable reserve. TITLE XII – Miscellaneous Catfish Inspection: On March 14, 2014, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) submitted the first status report to Congress…
FSIS Issues Public Health Alert For Processed Egg Products Unfit For Human Consumption
WASHINGTON, March 26, 2014 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert because Nutriom LLC, a Lacey, Wash. establishment, declined…
USDA Announces Support for Smarter Lunchrooms
…Food Service Program, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Together these programs make up the federal nutrition safety net….
USDA Expanding Support for Small, Mid-Sized Farmers and Ranchers
…FOOD SAFETY Launched pilot projects in five states to help small and mid-sized farmers achieve Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) certification. GAP certification indicates farmers have met food safety standards required…
PEDv No Threat to Food Safety
…Threat to Food Safety While porcine epidemic diarrhea virus is certainly having a substantial impact on U.S. pork production, it has so far resulted in very few obstacles for exports…
USDA’S Role in the Newly Proposed Nutrition Labels
While the Food and Drug Administration is taking the lead in updating the nutrition facts on packaged foods, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is doing things now to help…
California Firm Recalls Canadian Liver Pâté Products
…is recalling approximately 1,282 pounds of Canadian liver pâté products which were produced without the benefit of full USDA inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service…
Ban on U.S. Pork Lifted by Vietnam
Randall Weiseman Vietnam has notified USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service that it will accept pork exports from the U.S. Ban on U.S. Pork Lifted by Vietnam…
Washington Firm Recalls Dried Egg Products Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination
…of processed egg products that may be contaminated with Salmonella, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The following products were shipped to co-packers…
Costa Introduces Drought Relief Legislation
…to meet basic public health and safety needs; to prevent the loss of permanent crops; and to minimize economic damage caused by the drought; · Mandates that the federal government…
California Firm Recalls Unwholesome Meat Products
…unwholesome or otherwise are unfit for human food and must be removed from commerce, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The following Rancho…