LIVINGSTON, Calif. — The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has reviewed the safety plan for Foster Farms’ salmonella-linked processing plants and will allow the plants to remain open. read … Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON — A new report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture found that the food insecurity level in the U.S. has stayed at the same rate since 2008. read more … Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON — A Government Accountability Office report contends that U.S. Department of Agriculture did not adequately analyze the data from pilot projects meant to be the basis for new rules … Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service’s August consumer price index (CPI) report forecast a low supermarket food inflation rate of 1.5% to 2.5% for 2013, and … Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON — Eight meat industry groups from the United States and Canada have sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture over the country-of-origin labeling rule finalized in May. read more Supermarket … Continue Reading →
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that under the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture’s (USDA) new “Smart Snacks in School” nutrition standards, students will be offered healthier food options during … Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON — Total food prices this calendar year will rise 2.5% to 3.5%, according to a forecast just released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service. read more … Continue Reading →
A study published in Procedia Food Science shows that the amount of fiber in breakfast cereal from two major manufacturers, The Kellogg Co. and General Mills, Inc., increased 32% in … Continue Reading →
The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing new requirements for labeling beef products that have been mechanically tenderized, including adding new cooking instructions, … Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON — The USDA’s FSIS released a proposed rule for adding labels to mechanically tenderized meat that would include new cooking instructions. read more Supermarket News
