Vilsack Lays Out Priorities, Including Fixing Food Safety

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said he wants to modernize the food safety system, including focusing meat inspection on pathogen prevention and containment. - Posted 1/27/09 by AHB

COOL, Other Laws On Hold For Obama Review

The long, winding and very bumpy road for mandatory country-of-origin labeling law and other legislation could continue as President Barack Obama's administration on Wednesday ordered all federal agencies to freeze new or pending regulations of the Bush administration until the new camp approves them. - Posted 1/22/09 by AHB

Senate Confirms Vilsack As Ag Secretary

The Senate has confirmed former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack as the new secretary of agriculture. - Posted 1/22/09 by AHB

E. coli Mini-Conference

The American Association of Meat Processors is once again partnering with six other leading meat industry associations to host a new E. coli O157:H7 mini-conference scheduled for Thursday, March 26, 2009, at The Drake Hotel in downtown Chicago. - Posted 1/20/09 by JBW

USDA Issues Naturally Raised Marketing Claim Standard

USDA has issued a voluntary standard for naturally raised livestock and meat marketing claims. - Posted 1/19/09 by AHB

New HIKE Scenario Added To FSIS Site

USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service has added to its Humane Interactive Knowledge Exchange with a scenario addressing the density of cattle in a pen and their access to water.  - Posted 1/19/09 by AHB

USDA Issues Final COOL Rules

USDA announced it has issued details of its final regulation for the mandatory country of origin labeling (COOL) program. - Posted 1/13/09 by AHB

USDA Moves Funds To Implement COOL

The USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service plans to move $3.18 million out of its Specialty Crop Block Grant budget of $49 million to help pay for implementation of the Country of Origin Labeling program in fiscal 2009. - Posted 1/7/09 by AHB