USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack and EPA Deputy Administrator Stan Meiburg announced the first-ever national food waste goal, calling for a 50-percent reduction in waste by 2030.
USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has posted revisions to 33 fresh fruit and vegetable grade standards, ten fresh fruit and vegetable for processing grade standards, and three nut and specialty crops grade standards.
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) will hold full committee and subcommittees meetings on Sept. 9-11.
Holten Meat Inc. of Sauget, IL has issued a recall for approximately 501,509 pounds of Extra Value Meats Quarter Pound Beef Patties products due to misbranding, according to USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
Last week USDA approved a genetically engineered potato by J.R. Simplot Co. that is designed for late blight resistance, low acrylamide potential, reduced black spot bruising and lowered reducing sugars.
Washington-based Kapowsin Meats has issued an expanded recall for approximately 523,380 pounds of pork products because the meat may be contaminated with Salmonella, according to USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
Serving as drop-in replacements for all inch-sized linear ball bearings, LM76 FDA- and USDA-compliant bearings measure from 1/4 to 1 1/2 in. in size; they are available in closed and open configurations.
As USDA’s Meat and Poultry Hotline turns 30 this month, the department’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is highlighting some of its accomplishments.
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) released two updated interagency plans related to the surveillance of avian influenza in wild birds.
