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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, October 06, 2024
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai faces questioning on both sides of Capitol Hill this week amid agrowing ag trade deficit that has fueled Republican attacks ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
The Food and Drug Administration has been testing an array of ideas for new front-of-package nutrition labeling requirements that are due out this summer intending to reduce diet-related diseases.
Congressional leaders announced agreement Sunday on a new stopgap funding bill that would keep the government funded until March 1 for some departments and agencies, including USDA, and to March 8 for the rest.
Lawmakers announce a deal with the White House on topline spending levels for fiscal 2024, clearing the way for appropriators to finalize budget details for USDA and other departments and agencies.
FDA's newly appointed deputy commissioner for human foods says a proposed reorganization of the agency should correct longstanding structural flaws exposed by last year's infant formula crisis.
The California Farm Bureau elected Shannon Douglass, who currently serves as the organization's first vice president, to replace president Jamie Johansson during the Farm Bureau’s 105th Annual Meeting in Reno.
The Food and Drug Administration is promoting Namandjé Bumpus to principal deputy commissioner upon the retirement of Janet Woodcock early next year. Bumpus joined the FDA in August 2022 to serve as the agency’s chief scientist. Michael Rogers has been named associate commissioner for regulatory affairs.
The Food and Drug Administration is encouraging consumer vigilance to limit the impact of a Salmonella outbreak tied to cantaloupe consumption across more than 30 states and Canada.
Getting into the field and hearing from stakeholders directly will be an important part of how Jim Jones, the Food and Drug Administration's deputy commissioner of human foods, plans to lead the new Human Foods Program at FDA.