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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, January 02, 2025
USDA inspectors found mold, a “rancid smell,” rusted equipment and insects at a Boar’s Head facility now associated with a major listeria outbreak that has resulted in nine deaths, according to agency records.
EPA Administrator Michael Regan expects Kamala Harris to build on the Biden administration’s climate policy and environmental justice initiatives, if she's elected to the presidency.
A farm bill doesn’t appear to be headed anywhere in the Senate, even though Ag Committee Republicans have now outlined their proposal. Senate Ag Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., doesn’t think the House Ag Committee’s bill can pass the House and fears a Senate bill could face the same fate, she says on this week’s Agri-Pulse Newsmakers.
Preliminary results from a multi-year study on Southwest agriculture found that Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations can be a factor in spreading strains of E.coli through airborne dust.
Companies along the food supply chain are working to meet traceability regulations ahead of the compliance deadline on January 20, 2026. But along with general challenges in adopting these changes, experts point to one key gray area: Food delivery.
In November 2022, the Food and Drug Administration finalized a rule under the Food Safety Modernization Act that requires companies to keep additional records for some foods to better trace foodborne illness outbreaks.
The avian flu outbreak has been “all-consuming” for the Food and Drug Administration, which is concerned about the possibility that the virus could mutate and spread to humans, says Jim Jones, the agency's deputy commissioner for human foods.
Groups representing consumers and state governments say FDA's budget plans for 2025 mean a de facto cut for essential state programs that are already underfunded. The result could lead to failure to implement the Food Safety Modernization Act.
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf defended agency plans that would reduce funding to state and local safety inspection programs. The House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee questioned Califf Thursday on a number of agency priorities and its fiscal year 2025 budget request.
