The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has introduced new labeling for beef products that have been mechanically tenderized, in order to ensure food safety. The new rule also requires the ...
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Federal regulators have moved a step closer toward requiring mechanically tenderized beef to be labeled so that you are better informed about what you buy and how to cook it safely. The tenderizing process can drive bacteria such as the ...
Tags: Long-Awaited Labeling Rule, Mechanically Tenderized Beef, USDA
Environmental Protection Agency acting Administrator Bob Perciasepe joined U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack (shown) on June 4 to announce the launch of a challenge that asks farmers, processors, manufacturers, retailers, ...
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The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has published an updated guidance for Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) Systems Validation. The guidance document articulates how industry can meet FSIS expectations regarding ...
Americans throw away up to 40 percent of their food says the Environmental Protection Agency. This not only wastes money and energy, but the food decaying in landfills also produces methane, a potent greenhouse gas. To reverse this trend, ...
Sensor Electronic Technology Inc reports that LEDs in the UVB spectral band can double the shelf life of refrigerated produce after a study based on strawberries that was conducted with the USDA. Sensor Electronic Technology Inc (SETi) ...
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How about traveling, what would you store those items such as lotion, grease and shampoo, which tends to leak, without Ziplock Bags? I can't even begin to comprehend what the law enforcement or medical fields would do without them. How ...
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World 2013/14 cotton trade is forecast to decline 12 percent from a year ago, to 39.5 million bales, due to a combination of lower exportable supplies and China’s policy-driven lower demand for foreign cotton. The 2013/14 ...
U.S. cotton demand in 2013/14 is expected to decline 10 percent to 15.0 million bales, compared with nearly 16.7 million bales estimated for 2012/13. A smaller U.S. cotton supply and reduced foreign import demand—particularly from ...
Global 2013/14 cotton mill use is forecast at 110.4 million bales, up 2 percent from 2012/13, reflecting a favorable world economic outlook. The World Economic Outlook of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts global economic ...
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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has introduced new labeling rules, which will help shoppers to obtain information about the origin of their meat The new rules, which are set to bring the US in accordance with the standards of the ...
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New federal labeling rules have been implemented in the US which will allow the shoppers to have more information about the meat they purchase. The new regulations require labels on steaks, ribs and other cuts of meat to convey ...
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A slew of bearish technical and fundamental factors put the market under pressure this week. First we had the breach of a 6-1/2-month uptrend line, which put the spec longs on the defensive, although we have yet to see any widespread spec ...
Some of hungry partygoers at your Memorial Day gathering this weekend might be crying out, Where's the beef!?! But from a food-safety perspective, a more salient question is, How well done is the beef? That's because some steaks and other ...
The South American country of Peru has come up with six programs to improve the productivity of cotton in the country, and thereby to promote Peru's cotton exports, said Minister of Agriculture, Milton von Hesse. The suggested programs ...