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The University of Maine has been awarded a five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to research improvements to food processing technologies.

New legislation proposed by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) would give regulators more power to recall contaminated food products.

Landowners are to be given funding to help protect and restore wetlands and farmlands across the United States.

Food safety officials from both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border have agreed to work together to promote the safety of fresh and minimally processed agricultural products.

Amid news of regulatory action taken by the U.S. watchdog against pharmaceutical companies, at first glance it would appear that mostly Indian companies have come under fire.

The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is asking lawmakers to support the industry in its attempts to stop the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) from implementing reforms that it claims might put the nation’s food safety at risk.

A USDA audit found that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency needs to improve its oversight on meat processing facilities, especially as it relates to humane handling of animals and sanitation.

Some of the biggest names in the U.S. meat processing industry are spearheading an industry appeal in court, calling for a rethink of the rules requiring companies to specify the origin of meat on labels.

USDA’s new inspection system has failed to stop hazardous meat from leaving the plants in which the program has already been implemented.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has conducted a study into the prevalence of salmonella in imported spices, following widespread concerns that spices might be a source of foodborne diseases.