NCC releases white paper on Salmonella performance standards, categories
In 1996, as part of the Pathogen Reduction; Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Systems; Final Rule, FSIS introduced the Salmonella verification program, which established pathogen reduction performance standards […]
Outgoing Michigan governor vetoes cage-free egg bill
In one of his last acts as governor of Michigan, Rick Snyder vetoed a bill that would establish the effective date of requirements that all eggs produced in Michigan come […]
As government shutdown drags on, so do economic worries
Ten days into the partial government shutdown, it’s time to ask a dreaded question: What if this keeps going? A new congressional session begins Thursday, at which time Democrats become […]
EPA braces for onslaught of lawsuits in 2019
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is confident that its prospects in federal court are about to change for the better when it comes to fights over regulatory rollbacks. Federal judges […]
USDA updates available functions during lapse in funding
The U.S. Department of Agriculture today updated its assessment of how the lapse in federal funding will affect services and programs should the government shutdown remain unresolved beyond December 31, […]
China to remove some import, export tariffs including alternative feed meals
China plans to remove import and export tariffs in 2019 on a range of goods, including import taxes on alternative meals used in animal feed, to secure supplies of raw […]
Court backs USDA in axing GIPSA rules
A U.S. District Court has sided with the Trump administration’s USDA in withdrawing the Farmer Fair Practices Rules pushed through in the waning days of the Obama administration. The controversial […]
USDA is open for business…sort of
The US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) released a summary of services impacted by the federal government shutdown which has stretched into a sixth day with no signs of ending soon. […]
FDA says medically important antibiotics sold for chicken production decreases 47 percent
The Food and Drug Administration today announced that domestic sales and distribution of all medically important antimicrobials intended for use in food-producing animals decreased by 33 percent between years 2016 […]
Southern California’s Newcastle disease toll on chickens rises to 60,000, including commercial flock
After appearing to have taken the upper hand on the bird-killing Newcastle disease outbreak in Southern California, officials this month announced a commercial chicken flock in Riverside County had been […]