Articles Tagged with ''USDA''

The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has announced that the California Federal Milk Marketing Order rulemaking proceeding will be delayed pending the outcome of a related case before the United States Supreme Court.

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has announced supplemental requirements governing the importation of citrus fruit from Colombia.

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing amendments to the federal meat inspection regulations to establish a new inspection system for swine.

Plants would also be required to meet other sanitation requirements consistent with meat and poultry regulations.

Delay is to solicit further comments.

Fruit can be imported if it's free of pests.

The saga dates back to 2012 when the Government Accountability Office said that the responsibility for inspecting catfish should not be reassigned from FDA to the USDA. However, that’s not what happened.

Five amendments have been proposed to the marketing order which regulates the handling of raisins produced from California-grown grapes.

Potato assessment rate lowered due to funding requirements.