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Step Up Against Foodborne Illness
Nonprofit emphasizes education and proper food safety culture as the means to reducing and preventing contamination.
Industry News
New Action Plan to Offer Funding for Small Meat Producers
Administered by the USDA, the plan will make funds available to smaller meat producers to create a fairer, more competitive, and more resilient meat and poultry supply chain.
Sustainability
USDA Approves Low Carbon Beef as a Process Verified Program Service Provider
The certification program enables beef farmers and ranchers to earn premiums by reducing carbon emissions and to differentiate and market beef raised with reduced greenhouse gas emissions.
Regulatory
The USDA Launches New Effort to Reduce Salmonella Illnesses Linked to Poultry
The agency is initiating several key activities to gather the data and information necessary to support future action and move closer to the national target of a 25% reduction in Salmonella illnesses.
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FDA & CDC: No Transmission of COVID-19 Through Food or Food Packaging
FDA and CDC continue to underscore that there is no credible evidence of food or food packaging associated with or as a likely source of viral transmission of COVID-19.
Food Safety
USDA Completes Appointments to Food Safety Advisory Committee
NCAMPI members play key role in ensuring safe food system for the U.S.
COVID-19
FDA announces latest actions taken in response effort to the COVID-19 pandemic
Documents detail personal protective equipment recommendations and flexibility in labeling requirements.
COVID-19
$19 billion Coronavirus Assistance Program to Support Food Producers Announced
Program will provide financial assistance and finance massive purchases of food
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Putting a wrap on shelf life
A new USDA-formulated all-fruit bar achieves impressive shelf life thanks in part to its high-barrier wrapper that was initially developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to offer a healthy alternative to traditional military meals.
