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Tag: Food and Drug Administration
Livestock: USDA Wants One-Stop Biotech Shop – DTN Dec 23, 2020
Just a week after the Food and Drug Administration approved genetically altered pigs for food and medical use, USDA announced Monday the department is soliciting feedback to take over authority […]
Iowa Corn, Soybeans: Management of Flood-Submerged Grain Sep 27, 2018
There have been flooded fields with water over the grain in Southwest, Northwest and East Central Iowa this year. This was caused by intense rains over Labor Day and the following […]
Hurricane Damage: FDA Clarifies Rules for Accepting Human or Animal Food Crops Sep 14, 2017
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a statement this afternoon to provide much needed guidance for farmers whose crops are in areas affected by Hurricane Harvey and Irma. Under […]
Post-Hurricane: Don’t Let Flooded Crops Enter the Food Chain, says EPA – DTN Sep 11, 2017
As farmers in Florida, Georgia and other Southeastern states brace for Hurricane Irma, farmers in Texas are dealing with the post-Hurricane Harvey impacts of flooded crops. Among the issues facing […]
Genetically Engineered Salmon is FDA Approved, Backlash Begins – DTN Nov 19, 2015
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved genetically engineered salmon as “safe to eat.” But the approval came in the form of a drug approval, and consumer advocates promised […]
FDA Revises the Definition of ‘Farm’ Oct 7, 2015
The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), signed into law in January 2011, is perhaps the most far reaching reform of the food safety system since the enactment of the […]
Biotech Labeling: Exactly What Role Will USDA Play – DTN Jun 26, 2015
The House Agriculture Committee Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Subcommittee held a hearing Thursday that was clearly intended to emphasize the role that USDA can play in biotech labeling, a question […]
