meat inspection

South Dakota senator Mike Rounds has reintroduced the “New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act.”  The bipartisan legislation would allow meat and poultry products inspected by state Meat and Poultry Inspection Programs to be sold across state lines.  Currently, meat and...

USDA recently updated guidelines for both animal raising and environmental related claims found on labels for meat and poultry products.  Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety Sandra Eskin said among the guideline adjustments, strong encouragement of use of third-party verification sources.   “...

This week, AMS announced an additional $21.9 million for grant projects through the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant Program.  The funding awards 111 projects, bringing the program's total funding to $54.6 million.  The funding will, according to USDA officials, help strengthen and develop new market opportunities for meat and poultry processors throughout the United States.  Facility i

During the 81st annual meeting in early December, the Idaho Farm Bureau Federation voiced support for several proposals looking to make it easier consumers to purchase meat directly from ranchers across the state. Lori Anne Lau President of Caribou County Farm Bureau, said one proposal that received traction encourages the state to develop a meat inspection system, using the federal model ... Rea