North American Meat Institute (NAMI) files Amicus Brief with U.S. Supreme Court, urging the Court to reverse a judgment upholding California's Proposition 12. 

Both S. 3870 and S. 4030 were passed by the committee and now will be considered by the full Senate.

U.S. House of Representatives approves H.R. 7606, the Lower Food and Fuel Cost Act, which establishes a special investigator for meat and poultry.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has made significant advancements in food purchasing efforts through new programs administered by the Agricultural Marketing Service.

Producers have until June 30 to sign up to receive the 2022 Census of Agriculture.

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a non-commercial, backyard flock (non-poultry) in Toombs County, Georgia.

FSIS has posted an after-action review for two Salmonella Newport outbreaks associated with ground beef that occurred during 2016 to 2019.

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is in the process of developing a new strategic plan to guide the agency’s work over the next five years.

Within the 62 enforcement actions, most were related to cattle (48.4%; 30 of 62), followed by swine (40.3%; 25 of 62), sheep (6.5%; four of 62), and goats (4.8%; three of 62).              

Sandra Eskin, USDA deputy under secretary for food safety in health and safety, posted on May 3, 2022 about its progress towards reducing Salmonella illness.