Articles Tagged with ''USDA''

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Antibiotics and arsenic still lurking about?

April 19, 2012
A recent university study found banned antibiotics in chicken feather meal, which is used to feed chickens, swine, cattle and fish.
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FDA announces antibiotic reduction plan

April 19, 2012
Agency is working with animal, drug and medical communities to promote judicious antimicrobial use.
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To label or not to label?

May 3, 2012
That is the question, whether ‘tis nobler to include the product’s constituent ingredients on the label—even when they’re not required by regulatory agencies—or not to include those ingredients, thereby creating an uproar inflamed by media attention when they’re discovered.


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Poultry carcass inspection change draws protest

May 3, 2012
Protesting government meat inspectors, including some dressed in chicken suits, picketed Department of Agriculture headquarters in Washington in early April to focus attention on a shift in USDA poultry inspection regulations.


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Mad cow disease stopped with single California bovine

May 9, 2012
Have we been lucky, or is our technology part of the reason?
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Organic not so pure and chaste?

May 25, 2012
An organic watchdog agency contends there is a conspiracy between corporate agribusiness interests and USDA.
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35th Annual Plant Construction Survey: Processors Prepare for Future Initiatives

June 8, 2012

Processors are making do with existing facilities, reducing energy and other resources while preparing for FSMA-related inspections.


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New safeguards for E. coli

June 8, 2012

Under a new USDA policy, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) will launch traceback investigations earlier when the Agency finds E. coli O157:H7 through its routine sampling program.


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FMI says poultry study is flawed

June 8, 2012

The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) has taken issue with a survey released by an advocacy group that purported to find half the chicken products marketed by national brands and sold in supermarkets to be contaminated with feces.


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USDA inspecting catfish not a good idea

June 26, 2012
According to the Government Accountability Office, USDA’s FSIS inspection of catfish is a duplication of effort and a waste of money.
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