Administration wants to combine FSIS and FDA
There’s long been talk about creating a single federal food safety agency. That may become a reality if Congress grants the Obama Administration authority to reorganize the government.
View ArticleGAO to USDA: Learn from PEDv mistakes
A new report from U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) outlines differences in the USDA’s responses to outbreaks of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) and porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV), known...
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GAO report says USDA needs to enhance GMO oversight
The General Accounting Office contends the U.S. Department of Agriculture's progress in promulgating a new rule for genetically engineered crops has difficulties to overcome. Until a rule is finalized,...
View ArticleMeat of the Matter: Adding insult to injuries
A trio of lawmakers label the meat and poultry industry’s accident rates as an ‘outrage.’ That was the same accusation 30 years ago — and the proposed solutions are also decades old.
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