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Pew Study Assesses Food Safety Efforts from Farm to Fork

Posted on July 24, 2017

A Pew Charitable Trusts study released this month examines “preharvest” food safety control measures currently used on farms and feedlots and concludes that efforts to reduce contamination of meat and

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Cattle Producers Sue USDA to Reinstate COOL

Posted on June 28, 2017

As previously covered on this blog, in 2013, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) implemented country of origin labeling (COOL) rules, requiring meat labels to indicate where animals

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New Report: Plant-based Alternatives to Dairy Products Market Remains Niche But Gaining Steam

Posted on May 22, 2017

In recent years, the food industry has experienced a growing demand for plant-based protein and dairy products so much so that late last year, Tyson Foods – one of the

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CSPI Petitions USDA for Cancer-Risk Warning Labels on Meat

Posted on December 5, 2016

For years, researchers have debated the link between the consumption of red meat and cancer. On October 26, 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) took what is perhaps the most

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Will COOL Make a Come Back?

Posted on December 1, 2016

As previously covered on this blog, mandatory country of origin labeling (COOL) rules for beef products have long been the subject of controversy and challenge, culminating in a World

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California Provision Goes Slack

Posted on February 18, 2016

Federal law preempts California slack fill challenges for USDA-regulated products.

Under the California Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, companies can be challenged for including “nonfunctional slack fill” in product packaging.

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“Grass Fed” Gone?

Posted on January 13, 2016

USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service withdraws the standards for “grass fed” and “naturally raised” marketing claims

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the USDA provides the livestock and meat industries with

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USDA Beefs Up Product Tracing

Posted on December 16, 2015

USDA issues final rule imposing new recordkeeping requirements on beef producers to improve traceability.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) regulates the safety of meat

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Tariff Trouble

Posted on December 8, 2015

WTO authorizes Canada and Mexico to impose over $1 billion in retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products related to country of origin labeling dispute.

As previously covered on this blog,

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Processed Meat Takes Heat

Posted on October 26, 2015

WHO announces causal link between consumption of processed meats and cancer.

For years, researchers have debated the link between the consumption of red meat and cancer. For instance, the American

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