Report cites stewardship on farms in and around Stanislaus County
They have helped save endangered geese, and controlled manure and reduced water use, all the while producing food in and near Stanislaus County. Six operations in the region are among […]
Ronholm named acting under secretary for food safety
Brian Ronholm has been named acting under secretary for food safety at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety News reported earlier this week. Ronholm temporarily replaces Elisabeth Hagen who […]
Bird flu outbreak at China poultry farm confirmed as H5N2
An outbreak of H5N2 bird flu has been reported in poultry north China’s Hebei Province, the country’s Ministry of Agriculture announced Saturday, according to state news agency, Xinhua. The disease […]
Bruce Maiman: Farm bill amendment would hurt California farmers
If you care about consumer safety, high food standards, the humane treatment of animals, states’ rights or all of the above, you should vigorously oppose a little-known provision in the […]
Is your chicken safe? NCC responds to Consumer Reports
Americans eat about 160 million servings of chicken every single day, and 99.99 percent of those servings are consumed safely. Unfortunately, this particular statistic was left out of the “in […]
China has rejected 600,000 metric tons of U.S. corn
There are growing questions regarding China’s recent rejections of U.S. corn shipments. Since mid-November, China has rejected more than 600,000 metric tonnes of U.S. corn charging it contained an unapproved […]
Lawmakers urge that Chinese poultry be blocked from school lunches
Fourteen bipartisan members of the House of Representatives urged lawmakers Wednesday to block Chinese poultry from school lunches and other national nutrition programs because of the country’s poor food safety […]
Group of bipartisan Senators call for release of poultry inspection rule
A bipartisan group of 13 U.S. senators from both sides of the aisle sent a letter last week to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack urging him to […]
New CAHP fact sheet highlights ACA subsidy options
The California Association of Health Plans (CAHP) released a new fact sheet today outlining subsidy options available to Californians shopping for health coverage in the state’s Exchange, Covered California. The […]
Final guidance issued on efforts to curb antibiotic use in meat animal production
In an effort to limit the further development of antibiotic resistant bacteria, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is initiating a plan to phase out the use of what it […]