Cotton Council International(CCI)and Cotton Incorporated,in cooperation with USDA,jointly presented the seventh biennial Sourcing USA Summit in Rancho Palos Verdes,California.The event,held on November 12-16,attracted 400 delegates from 23 ...
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Vestcom, a provider of marketing services for the retail industry, has expanded its health and wellness in-store marketing program with the integration of US Department of Agriculture (USDA) data for fresh meat, seafood and produce. ...
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Ohio has announced its plans to participate in USDA's Cooperative Interstate Shipment Program, under which, Ohio's small, state-inspected meat processors will be able to ship their products across state lines. The cooperative interstate ...
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Back in 2006,USDA's Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture published a report predicting what U.S.and world agriculture might look like in 2015.That's basically two years away from now,close enough to apply a ...
The US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have introduced a new tool that will help scientists improve the quality of data that is used to safeguard consumers ...
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The US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is set to implement new testing methods to detect illegal drug residues in meat, poultry, and egg products, as a part of its effort to improve food safety and ...
Neogen has announced that the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a letter of no objection for the use of Neogen's NeoSEEK pathogen DNA detection method to detect Shiga toxin-producing strains ...
SDIX has announced that its RapidChek CONFIRM non-O157 STEC Immunomagnetic Separation (IMS) test kit has been incorporated by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) as a tool for E.coli testing. On 4 June 2012, the USDA Food Safety ...
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Stefano Foods, an establishment based in North Carolina, US, is recalling approximately 3,744 pounds of a chicken quesadilla product because of misbranding and an undeclared allergen. The product contains isolated soy protein, a known ...
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LSG Sky Chefs, an establishment based in Orlando, Florida, is recalling approximately 735 pounds of ready-to-eat chipotle chicken wrap products over Listeria monocytogenes contamination, according to the US Department of Agriculture's Food ...
Wayne Farms is recalling approximately 28,528 pounds of frozen,fully cooked,chicken products in the US,as they may contain foreign materials—pieces of a plastic pen,according to the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and ...
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Johnsonville Sausage,an establishment based in Wisconsin,US,is recalling approximately 48,000 pounds of Turkey Sausage with Cheddar Cheese products as they may contain pieces of gloves,according to the US Department of Agriculture's Food ...
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A new milk processing plant has been opened in Malungon province in Sarangani, Philippines, which is expected to strengthen the diary industry in the area and provide income for dairy farmers. The project has been funded by Land O` Lakes ...
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US-based supermarket chain Whole Foods has financed aquaponic indoor farm,FarmedHere,for the expansion of its operations. FarmedHere is a USDA certified farm and it has been selling its fresh and locally grown produce in Whole Foods since ...
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US-based organic snacks manufacturer CLIF Kid has announced that one of its renowned product Zbar Full Moon Brownie is back for a limited time in US. Full Moon Brownie features a soft-baked chocolate brownie with white chocolate chips in ...