The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA), in collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has launched the U.S. Food Waste Challenge, calling on others across the food chain—including producer … Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON — The Grocery Manufacturers Association, Food Marketing Institute and the National Restaurant Association have signed on to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new Food Waste Challenge. read more Supermarket … Continue Reading →
The U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack have announced the appointment of 15 nationally recognized experts … Continue Reading →
The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) has issued a final rule to modify the labeling provisions for muscle cut commodities covered under the Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) program. IFT … Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and the Food and Drug Administration have issued a report on the findings of a study to reduce … Continue Reading →
The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $ 19.5 million to support research, education, and extension activities associated with climate solutions in agriculture aimed at the impacts of climate … Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced its National Agricultural Statistics Service would suspend certain reports for this fiscal year as a result of budget cuts associated with sequestration. … Continue Reading →
The U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), an agency of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA), has announced it will add liquid sodium propionate to the list of approved … Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON — U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that a new proposed rule for muscle cuts under the Country of Origin Labeling program (COOL) would require producers to give information about … Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON — The looming sequestration budget cuts include the possibility that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will furlough its food safety inspectors for two weeks, an action industry groups say … Continue Reading →
