Dr. Elisabeth Hagen was appointed today as the U.S. Department of Agricultures Under Secretary for Food Safety. In making the appointment, President Obama has selected a veteran USDA official that has been instrumental in building relationships and fostering coordination with food safety and public health partners at the federal, state, and local level. …
The new batch of Umpqua Dairy milk and juice comes from a different facility, but many shoppers are still wary of buying the local brand after a massive salmonella recall on Wednesday. …
Mexico announced plans this week to impose tariffs on a variety of U.S. exports, including four categories of cheese, as a retaliatory measure in the ongoing trade dispute over the U.S. ban on Mexican trucks. IDFA opposes the new tariffs and, as an interim step, was able to lessen the impact for members by achieving a significant reduction in the tariffs for these cheeses. …
With the number of recalled eggs reaching 500 million, federal officials said they have received reports of 40 more illnesses and that investigators are exploring shared links that the two Iowa companies had for their feed and chicks. …
The state of Maine has asked Shaw’s Supermarkets to end a new milk giveaway promotion, saying it violates Maine law. Shaw’s, which initially had permission to run the program, immediately complied. …
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