The USDA has launched the Branded Food Product Database, an informational hub for consumers, the food industry and researchers alike that contains the nutrition details on more than 80,000 name brand prepared and packaged foods.
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack and Coca-Cola North America President Sandy Douglas announced their partnership to restore and protect damaged watersheds on national forests achieved a milestone of one billion liters of water restored.
USDA says it will purchase approximately 11 million pounds of excess cheese from private inventories to address the highest cheese surplus in 30 years.
President Barack Obama signed into law a bill last week that for the first time will require manufacturers to use labels declaring if their products contain ingredients derived from genetically modified organisms (GMO).
While the consumer product and automotive industries saw a significant increase in recalls during the first quarter of 2016, food and beverage recalls were down.
