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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Tuesday, December 24, 2024
USDA has updated its guidance on validating animal-raising and environment-related claims on meat and poultry labeling in response to criticism that companies were making claims without backing them up.
Steven Solomon, director of the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine, plans to retire at the end of this year, according to an agency email obtained by Agri-Pulse.
The Agriculture Department is clarifying labeling requirements for meat and poultry products, including for claims that animals are “grass-fed” or treated without antibiotics or hormones.
Usage of medically important antibiotics in food production has fallen sharply in the wake of new restrictions on how farms can employ the drugs, the Food and Drug Administration says.
