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FDA Begins Meetings on Imported Food Rules

Posted September 25, 2013   The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) public meetings on proposed rules to improve the safety of...

CDC Report Connects Animal Agriculture with Antibiotic Resistance

Posted September 20, 2013   The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a report on the threats of...

FDA Releases Study on Arsenic Levels in Rice

Posted September 9, 2013   On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a study on arsenic levels in rice...

Free Webinar October 3 on Proposed Food Safety Rules under the FSMA

Posted September 6, 2013   The University of Illinois Extension will host a free webinar on proposed food safety rules under...

Lawsuit Challenges Use of GE Crops and Pesticides in Wildlife Refuges

Posted September 6, 2013   Environmental groups recently filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S....

FSIS Announces Changes to Salmonella Verification Sampling Program

Posted August 29, 2013 The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced changes to its procedures for Salmonella verification...

Food Safety & Technology on Menu for AALA Annual Conference

Posted August 28, 2013 The intersection of food safety and technology will be prominently featured at the upcoming 34th Annual...

American Agricultural Law Association Annual Conference: Oct. 31 – Nov. 2

Posted August 23, 2013 For attorneys, students, and other professionals interested in agricultural and food law, the 34th Annual Conference of the American Agricultural...

Meat Inspectors IT Network Fails for Two Days, Dispute Over Impact

Posted August 21, 2013 Earlier this month a computer system, which networks inspectors at all of the meatpacking and processing...

FDA To Look Into Cattle Feed Additive Zilmax

Posted August 21, 2013 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will work with Merck & Co. and the USDA to...

FDA Announces Intent to Prepare Environmental Impact Statement for FSMA Rule

Posted August 20, 2013 Evidenced by recent posts on this blog, the pace of action and news involving regulatory activity under...

Federal District Court Rules on FDA’s Request to Extend FSMA Deadlines

Posted August 19, 2013 According to a recent federal district court ruling issued by Judge Phyllis Hamilton of the U.S....

FDA Announces Public Meeting on Two New Food Safety Rules

Posted August 16, 2013 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a public meeting for two proposed rules in its implementation...

USDA Moves Closer to Accepting Chinese-Processed Chicken

Posted August 16, 2013 Politico reports that the U.S. Department of Agriculture(USDA) “is moving closer to opening the U.S. market...

FDA Meets with Farmers Concerned about Water Regulations

Posted August 15, 2013 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials recently met with farmers in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington to listen...

USDA Extends Comment Period for Mechanically Tenderized Meat

Posted August 12, 2013 USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) announced an extension of the comment period for a proposed rule,...

Comment Period Extended for Food Safety Modernization Act Regulations

Posted August 12, 2013 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has officially extended the comment period for the proposed rules,...

Concerns Arise Over Whether Sequestration Will Cause USDA To Furlough Meat Inspectors

In a February 8 article, Reuters reported on the Obama Administration warning that sequestration cuts currently scheduled for March 1 “may...

Questions Raised About Pork Contamination

Consumer Reports, the policy and action arm of Consumers Union, recently tested and analyzed 148  pork chop and 50 ground pork...

Farm Bill Amendment and California Laws

According to a recent Monterey Herald article, “a California voter-approved law requiring that hens have cages large enough to let them...