Fairhaven Organic Flour Mill Planning To Expand

Each week The Bellingham Herald takes a closer look at a business or construction project. This week: Fairhaven Organic Flour Mill. What it is: The Fairhaven Organic Flour Mill creates hammer-milled or stone-ground whole-grain flours from certified organically grown grains.

USDA & The Department Of Justice Hold Poultry Competition Workshop

The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Justice held the second of five joint public workshops on competition and regulatory issues in the agriculture industry May 21.

Sanderson Farms Profit Up 34%

Chicken producer Sanderson Farms Inc. said Tuesday that its fiscal second-quarter net profit rose 34% to $35.1 million, or $1.62 a share, from $26.2 million, or $1.25 a share, a year earlier.

USDA Announces Availability Of Compliance Guide For Mobile Slaughter Units

May 26, 2010 USDA FSIS

As part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) ‘Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food’ initiative, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today announced the availability of the compliance guide for mobile slaughter units. This document presents recommendations and is not a regulatory requirement. FSIS will post this compliance guide on its Significant Guidance Documents Web page.

ACLU Lawsuit Prompts Reform To Rectify Unconstitutional Kosher Standards

May 26, 2010 ACLU

Governor Sonny Purdue signed into law a bill repealing the unconstitutional Kosher Food Labeling Act and replacing it with a new law mandating that consumers be fully informed about the standards under which any kosher food product is certified as being kosher. The bill, signed Thursday, was prompted by an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit and was passed by the Georgia legislature last month.