WASHINGTON (FNS) -- The organic-food industry has claimed a victory in its quest to have a national organics labeling standard: the U.S. Department of Agriculture won't allow food that's been irradiated, genetically...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- Food-industry organizations are getting ready in coming months to market the idea that food irradiation is safe to consumers, hoping to reverse poor consumer demand that has made the industry...
ROCKVILLE, Md. (FNS) -- The Food and Drug Administration's proposed guidelines for growing microbe-free vegetables and fruit are getting a nod of approval from the produce industry.Based on earlier discussions with...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- Proposed federal labeling standards for organic food continue to stir controversy, and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman said he may give even more time to debating the issue...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- An anti-salmonella spray just approved by the Food and Drug Administration is being heralded as a significant food-safety step and the first of a new generation of such treatments targeting meat...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture-mandated program promoting beef consumption is under fire from a corner of the cattle industry that wants to stop paying for it.The Livestock Marketing...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- Already flooded with comments on its proposal for national organic-food standards, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has decided to extend the period for receiving comments on its blueprint.The...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- A U.S. Court of Appeals has granted an injunction temporarily barring the Occupational Safety and Health Administration from going forward with a controversial new inspection program that is facing...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- Consumers and even retailers may not readily notice the difference, but tomatoes from Florida and Mexico in coming weeks may be slightly larger.The increase of 1/32 of an inch in the minimum tomato...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- The Clinton administration last week unveiled a federal budget proposal heavy on food-safety initiatives and included a controversial plan to have food processors and importers help underwrite the...