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USDA tells producers to reduce salmonella in certain frozen chicken products
7 months, 4 weeks ago

USDA tells producers to reduce salmonella in certain frozen chicken products

Associated Press  

Poultry producers will be required to bring salmonella bacteria in certain chicken products to very low levels to help prevent food poisoning under a final rule issued Friday by U.S. agriculture officials. It’s the first time the U.S. Department of Agriculture has declared salmonella an adulterant in raw poultry in the same way that certain E. coli bacteria are regarded …

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USDA updates rules for school meals that limit added sugars for the first time
8 months ago

USDA updates rules for school meals that limit added sugars for the first time

Associated Press  

The nation’s school meals will get a makeover under new nutrition standards that limit added sugars for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday. The limits on added sugars would be required in the 2025-2026 school year, starting with high-sugar foods such as cereal, yogurt and flavored milk. By the fall of 2027, added sugars in school …

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School lunches will have less added sugar, sodium under new rule
8 months ago

School lunches will have less added sugar, sodium under new rule

CNN  

CNN — New US school meal standards announced Wednesday will limit the amount of added sugars for the first time and slightly reduce sodium content among other adjustments, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service said. Current dietary guidelines recommend limiting added sugars to less than 10% of daily calorie intake, but data from the 2014-15 school year …

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New USDA rule boosts "organic" food oversight, targets fraud
1 year, 11 months ago

New USDA rule boosts "organic" food oversight, targets fraud

The Independent  

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Funding for school lunches in jeopardy as GOP officials sue over anti-discrimination rule
2 years, 4 months ago

Funding for school lunches in jeopardy as GOP officials sue over anti-discrimination rule

The Independent  

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Trump Wanted Meatpacking Plants To Run Faster. Biden Is Slowing Them Down.
3 years, 6 months ago

Trump Wanted Meatpacking Plants To Run Faster. Biden Is Slowing Them Down.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Former President Donald Trump helped meatpacking companies speed up the production lines inside their plants to process more animals, despite worries it could lead to more injuries for workers. The pork industry suffered a setback this week when President Joe Biden’s Agriculture Department said it would comply with a court ruling invalidating key parts of a Trump-era …

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Road, logging restrictions to end in largest national forest
4 years, 1 month ago

Road, logging restrictions to end in largest national forest

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — The federal government announced plans Wednesday to lift restrictions on logging and building roads in a pristine rainforest in Alaska that provides habitat for wolves, bears and salmon. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said it has decided to exempt the Tongass National Forest, the country’s largest national forest, from the so-called roadless rule, protections that ban road …

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Road, logging restrictions to end in largest national forest
4 years, 1 month ago

Road, logging restrictions to end in largest national forest

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said it has decided …

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