The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection had ordered the company to stop spreading food processing residuals (FPRs) on snow-covered fields.
The Meat Institute has called the law unconstitutional and states it will hurt the nation’s food value chain by significantly increasing costs for producers and consumers.
There have been several recent events of note that will impact meat and poultry producers and processors. The recent election of President-elect Biden means there will be new leadership at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Shortly after taking office in January 2017, the current administration followed up on a commitment to control regulatory costs by reducing regulation.
Organizations call on agency to support mandatory labeling of cell-based/cultured meat and poultry products and to solicit input on what that labeling should look like.
On April 28, 2020, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order directing the Secretary of Agriculture to make use of the Defense Production Act (DPA) to assist meat and poultry companies in continuing to remain in operation or returning to operation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
FSIS is expanding its routine verification testing for six non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) to ground beef, bench trim, and other raw ground beef components.
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