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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Monday, May 13, 2024
Fresh produce growers and exporters are worried proposed plastic packaging regulations advancing globally will have a tremendous consequence on food safety and waste, and are pushing for some policies to be scaled back.
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf defended agency plans that would reduce funding to state and local safety inspection programs. The House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee questioned Califf Thursday on a number of agency priorities and its fiscal year 2025 budget request.
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has extended a public comment period to allow for feedback on the January proposal requiring electronic identification for the interstate movement of certain cattle and bison.
To comply with section 204 of the massive Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been working on rulemaking for the traceability of produce including fruits, vegetables, herbs and nut butters.
A recent pilot project showed some data gaps and offered suggestions to the Food and Drug Administration for improving traceability in the food system.
China will be huge for U.S. beef. That’s the conclusion of U.S. negotiators and the U.S. cattle industry, but it’s going to take a lot of work to get there and the Chinese will have to come through on major promises over the next two months that were made in the “phase one” deal that was signed last week in the White House.
A nondescript press release could prove to be a starting point for transformational change in how beef cattle are tracked through the United States, or it could serve as another instance where the status quo proved too difficult to change.
