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The USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has announced an in-person meeting of the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB).

The USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has amended the Marketing Order that regulates the handling of raisins produced from grapes grown in California.

The FDA has announced the availability of draft guidance entitled “Food Labeling: Serving Sizes of Foods That Can Reasonably Be Consumed At One Eating Occasion, Reference Amounts Customarily Consumed, Serving-Size Related Issues, Dual Column Labeling and Miscellaneous Topics.”

The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has announced a correction to the economic analysis presented in the final rule amending regulations governing the importation and interstate movement of fruits and vegetables.

The FDA is eliminating the use of styrene as a flavoring substance and adjuvant for use in food.

The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Services (AMS) has proposed a decrease in the assessment rate for oranges and grapefruit grown in the Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas.

The FDA has announced the availability of draft guidance for industry entitled “Supplemental Questions and Answers Regarding Food Facility Registration.”

The FSIS is proposing an amendment to federal meat inspection regulations to eliminate the requirement that livestock carcasses be marked with the official inspection legend at the time of inspection in a slaughter establishment if the carcasses are to be further processed in the same establishment.

The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing an amendment to federal meat and poultry products inspection regulations.

The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has clarified its final rule governing inspection and certification of processed fruits, vegetables, and miscellaneous products regarding Country of Origin Labeling of Packed Honey.