Under the cooperative agreement, the state inspection program must develop, administer, and enforce requirements “at least equal to” those imposed under the Federal Meat Inspection Act.
This update will allow the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service's Good Agricultural Practices audit services to remain applicable and relevant to its specialty crops industry customers.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced plans to purchase Alaska/Pacific Seafood Products for distribution to various food nutrition assistance programs.
This rule proposes to require that live poultry dealers disclose key information to poultry growers regarding the financial returns the grower can expect from their business relationship with the dealer and information about inputs they receive.
To provide greater flexibility to contractors that supply food for federal nutrition assistance programs, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will make certification options available for meat and poultry products purchased under these programs.