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USDA confirms approval of Chinese chicken

11/07/19 4:26 PM By Bill Tomson

The USDA is now moving to open the U.S. border to Chinese chicken amid final talks between the two countries to wrap up a partial trade pact that is promised to result in China increasing its imports of U.S. ag commodities.

USDA shifts inspectors in swine inspection update

09/17/19 1:04 PM By Spencer Chase

New rulemaking from the Department of Agriculture will allow swine slaughter facilities to opt in to a new inspection system that focuses on new requirements for microbial testing and pathogen control.

Chicken trade may hinge on US-China talks

01/09/19 5:25 AM By Bill Tomson

Reports out of China where U.S. and Chinese negotiators — including USDA officials — have been working for the past three days to end the ongoing trade war are so far positive, and that’s a good sign for the U.S. chicken industry.

USDA study finds poor food preparation methods

12/12/18 6:05 AM By Ben Nuelle

A recent USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service and North Carolina State University study found some disturbing food-handling methods by American consumers.

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.

USDA proposes final clearance for catfish from Vietnam, China and Thailand

09/19/18 4:57 PM By Bill Tomson

It’s been a process years in the making, but USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is now proposing to give China, Vietnam and Thailand the green light to export catfish to the U.S., so long as the product comes from USDA-certified facilities.

Battle brewing over lab-grown meat as public meeting approaches

07/03/18 8:22 AM By Steve Davies

A meeting scheduled by the Food and Drug Administration next week will offer a window into the debate over who should regulate the fast-growing lab-grown meat industry, which uses animal cells to produce meat grown outside the animals.

Trump administration plan would shift USDA programs

Department’s nutrition, housing, food safety programs would be on the move

06/21/18 4:21 PM By Spencer Chase

A plan announced today by the Trump administration would shift Department of Agriculture programs to different government agencies, dramatically shrinking the size and scope of the department.

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.

Cattlemen’s goals differ for alternative protein governance

04/11/18 6:30 AM By Spencer Chase

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association wants the Food and Drug Administration to act without delay on “improperly labeled imitation products.”

Opinion: Three voices. One message. Ratify USMCA now.

Joanna Lidback, USA dairy farmer; Cherilyn Nagel, Canadian grain farmer; and Gina Gutierrez, Mexican dairy farmer come together to share their thoughts on a full ratification of USMCA.

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