USDA clarifies meat and poultry labeling claims

12/27/19 5:07 PM By Philip Brasher

The Agriculture Department is clarifying labeling requirements for meat and poultry products, including for claims that animals are “grass-fed” or treated without antibiotics or hormones.

Judge stops Arkansas from enforcing meat labeling law

12/12/19 12:02 PM By Steve Davies

A federal judge has blocked Arkansas from enforcing a meat labeling law designed to prohibit vegan or vegetarian products from being advertised with terms such as “burger” or “sausage.”

FDA supports 'best if used by' label for food

05/23/19 1:18 PM By Steve Davies

The Food and Drug Administration is supporting the food industry’s use of a “best if used by” label to reduce consumer confusion leading to food waste.

FDA wants to know how to describe what's in your food

07/26/18 7:52 PM By Steve Davies

Information that consumers get on food packaging needs to be clear, brief and supported by science, attendees at a public meeting told Food and Drug Administration officials Thursday.

USDA issues proposed rule for bioengineered-ingredient labeling

05/03/18 11:11 AM By Spencer Chase

USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service has issued a proposed rule to implement the landmark legislation requiring some form of disclosure of biotech ingredients on food packaging.

FDA extends comment period on soy claims

01/24/18 5:20 AM By Sandra Cowherd

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is providing an additional 60 days for public comment on the agency’s proposed rule to revoke the authorized health claim on the relationship between soy protein and reduced risk of coronary heart disease.

How to define ‘healthy’? Let us count the ways

03/14/17 11:00 AM By Steve Davies

WASHINGTON, Mar. 15, 2017 - Americans can be forgiven for being confused when they go to the grocery store. They confront dozens of choices in slick packaging with a variety of claims.

Tom Gallagher, DMI

This week’s Open Mic guest is Tom Gallagher, CEO of Dairy Management Incorporated. Few commodity groups in the nation have seen greater challenges than dairy farmers over the past several years. The COVID pandemic, higher feed costs, consolidation in the processing industry and drought are just a few of the challenges producers have endured. Yet, prices have stabilized and consumers continue to seek dairy products. Tom Gallagher says the industry is adapting to marketing concepts that reach younger consumers and sharing the dairy message of sustainability to an information thirsty consumer.

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Opinion: America is missing an opportunity to lead in seafood production, leaving jobs on the table

In this opinion piece, Sean J. O’Scannlain with Fortune Fish & Gourmet discusses the need for federal legislation to clarify perimeters to establish an American aquaculture industry that would create jobs in many communities.

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Washington Week in Review: June 17, 2021: Processing capacity, immigration, and trade

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack was on Capitol Hill this week discussing a wide array of USDA priorities, including the expansion of processing capacity in the meat sector. Agri-Pulse's Phil Brasher and Spencer Chase have more on that and a look at where things stand on ag workforce legislation in the Senate in this week's video.

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