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CSPI Petitions Agencies for Added Sugar Standards

Posted on February 3, 2022

On January 31, 2022, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), together with the American Health Association and the American Public Health Association, petitioned the U.S. Department of

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FSIS Retail Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) Pilot Project Update

Posted on December 14, 2021

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) worked collaboratively with the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (FDA/CFSAN) in

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Organic Advocates Ask CA Judge to Remand the NBFDS

Posted on December 1, 2021

On November 23, organic food industry groups and advocates filed a Motion for Summary Judgment asking a California federal judge to declare the USDA’s National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (NBFDS)

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FSIS Posts After-Action Review for Pork Patty-Linked Lm Outbreak

Posted on November 22, 2021

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) routinely monitors clusters of illnesses to determine if FSIS-regulated products may be the source of food-borne illnesses.

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Comment Period Extended for Labeling Cell-Cultured Products

Posted on November 15, 2021

Our readers will recall a 2019 agreement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on joint oversight

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CFS Appeals Organic Eligibility of Hydroponics

Posted on October 21, 2021

As previously reported, after disagreement with the National Organic Standards Board regarding the ability of hydroponic systems to bear the organic label, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued

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USDA Aims to Reduce Salmonella Illnesses from Poultry

Posted on October 20, 2021

On October 19, the USDA’s FSIS announced a new effort to reduce Salmonella illnesses associated with poultry products. FSIS initiated this effort to gather data and information necessary to support

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USDA Announces Plan to Prepare for Climate Change

Posted on October 19, 2021

Executive Order 14008 (“Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad”), which was issued by President Biden in January 2021, outlined a set of coordinated actions to address climate change

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FSIS Responds to Petitions on “Meat” Labeling

Posted on September 23, 2021

As previously reported, on February 9, 2018, the US Cattlemen’s Association filed a petition with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), requesting that

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FSIS Updates Multi-Component Kit Guideline

Posted on September 22, 2021

As our readers may recall, in July of 2019, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a notice of availability and a request for comment on a

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