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President Obama signs bipartisan Food Safety Act into law

Even before President Obama signed the bipartisan, long-awaited “Food Safety Modernization Act” into law Tuesday, Republicans threatened to withhold funding needed to improve federal Food & Drug Administration (FDA) food safety measures.
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USDA audit recommends changes in Biomass program

A new audit report from USDA’s Office of Inspector General found wide-ranging problems in the way the Farm Service Agency (FSA) administered the Collection, Harvest, Storage and Transportation (CHST) component under the new Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP).
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USDA to require new labels on meat and poultry

More information about the the amount of calories and nutrients contained in popular meat and poultry products will be required on package labels, starting in 2012, as a result of USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service issueing a new rule.
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