New criteria to increase poultry line speeds likely to spark lawsuit

10/03/18 6:24 AM By Steve Davies

USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service's new criteria for allowing young chicken slaughter plants to increase their line speeds from 140 birds per minute to 175 bpm are likely to prompt a lawsuit from food safety and worker protection groups.

Rottenberg, Kiecker named to top posts at FSIS

05/11/18 11:52 AM By Daniel Enoch

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has appointed Carmen Rottenberg as administrator of the department’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and Paul Kiecker as her top deputy.

GAO says FSIS needs to move more quickly, transparently on pathogen standards

04/18/18 5:42 PM By Steve Davies

The Food Safety and Inspection Service needs to set up a schedule for revising or developing standards for pathogens in certain beef and pork products, the Government Accountability Office said in a report released Wednesday.

Democrats block stopgap funding ahead of shutdown

01/19/18 10:46 PM By Philip Brasher

The government headed to a partial shutdown this weekend after Senate Democrats, demanding a deal on legal status for DACA recipients, blocked passage of a House-passed measure that would have kept agencies funded until Feb. 16.

USDA proposes changes in swine inspection processes

01/19/18 12:09 PM By Spencer Chase

The Department of Agriculture will accept comment on a proposed rule that would change the way it inspects swine slaughter facilities, saying the benefits of the move “are expected to outweigh the costs.”

Healthy meat demand boosts business, red tape for small processors

09/06/17 6:25 AM By Eric Englert

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2017 – The nation’s small meat processors are confronting a new market reality: an increasing demand for healthier local meat options coupled with the often-labyrinthine set of regulations that accompanies it.

EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler

This week’s guest on Open Mic is EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler. Following an open forum with farmers in Georgetown, Kentucky last week, Administrator Wheeler discussed the growing issue of food waste, an update on allowing E-15 sales all year, small refinery waivers to the Renewable Fuel Standard, the next steps in approving new Waters of the U.S. regulations, glyphosate safety and thoughts on legislative and regulatory responses to address climate change.

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Opinion: Now’s your chance

If you’d like to see changes in conservation practice standards, now’s your chance. Until April 25, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is accepting comments as part of its review of conservation practice standards mandated by the 2018 Farm Bill and designed to improve the standards and increase flexibility.

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Washington Week in Review: April 11, 2019: Disaster bill stalls before recess

It's the week before recess, and the disaster bill will still be waiting for Congress when they return in two weeks. The 2017 Census of Agriculture also was released today. Hear more from Agri-Pulse's Spencer Chase and Phil Brasher.

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