Showing posts with label food safety. Show all posts
Showing posts with label food safety. Show all posts
Saturday, August 5, 2017

2 Appointments Made at the USDA

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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue made two key appointments this week to help fulfill the vital mission of the U.S. Department o...
Saturday, May 13, 2017

Cornell Professor Wins Food, Plant Genetics Award

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From Cornell University: Edward Buckler and Dean Kathryn Boor Plant geneticist Edward Buckler of Cornell University received the inaug...
Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Webinar on Food Safety Modernization Act Set for Dec. 20

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A seminar about the Food Safety Modernization act is coming up. Read more about it at http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/news03/farm-credi...
Friday, December 2, 2016

USDA Proposes Amending Nutrition Label Regulations for Meat, Poultry

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From the USDA: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service Dec. 1 proposed a critical step in ensuring ...
Friday, September 30, 2016

Expert Presents Department of Agriculture Funded Research on Food Security

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Check out this story about food security and safety from The Daily Orange at SU. Go to http://dailyorange.com/2016/09/expert-presents-depa...
Thursday, February 25, 2016

New York Farm Bureau Lists National Priorities for 2016

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From New York Farm Bureau: New York Farm Bureau leaders met with members of New York’s congressional delegation this week in Washington...
Thursday, February 11, 2016

New Federal Standards Finalized to Reduce Poultry Foodborne Illnesses

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From the office of U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service finalized ...

Tech Valley High Students Visit State Food Laboratory

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From the state Department of Agriculture and Markets: Tech Valley High School students tour the state Food Laboratory Feb. 11. Studen...
Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Animals Used for Meat Don't Have Antibiotics in Them

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Read this story from Food Insight to see that it is all marketing hype when a company comes out stating "we are no longer going to use ...
Wednesday, September 16, 2015

New York State Ag Experiment Station in Geneva Obtaining Equpment for Food Safety

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The New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva is receiving $600,000 in state funding for new food processing equipment. The I...
Monday, July 6, 2015

Produce Growers Should Wait 24 Hours After Rain to Harvest Crops

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From Cornell University: To protect consumers from foodborne illness, produce farmers should wait 24 hours after a rain or irrigating t...
Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Cornell University Awarded Food Safety Grants

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Cornell University is receiving nearly $1 million in grants from the U.s. Department of Agriculture to study and research food safety issues...
Thursday, February 26, 2015

New York Farm Bureau Lists its National Agenda

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While in Washington, DC meeting with members of the state’s congressional delegation, New York Farm Bureau released its national public ...
Sunday, June 22, 2014

ICYMI: What Farmers are Saying about GMOs

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This is from the Coalition for Safe and Affordable Food: A hot topic grabbing headlines recently is GMOs.  The  technology behind GM...
Saturday, May 17, 2014

New USDA Testing Improves Safeguards Against Salmonella in Beef

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From the USDA: As grilling season heats up, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is enhancing our food safety testing progr...
Monday, November 25, 2013

Food Safety Tips for Holiday Meals

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Check out these food safety tips from the USDA. Let's be safe out there on Thanksgiving.
Thursday, November 21, 2013

Study: Consumers Wants Negative Info on Food Labels

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From Cornell University: It’s no surprise that labels are becoming the “go to” place when people have questions about how food is produ...
Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Will Food Safety Rules Bankrupt Small Farmers?

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Interesting story. Check it out http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-slama/food-safety-rules_b_4235080.html at this link.
Saturday, November 2, 2013

Staphylococcus Found in Cheese Sold in Westchester County

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News from the state Department of Agriculture and Markets: New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets Acting Commissioner Ja...
Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Webinars on Food Safety Planned

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Go to http://farmprogress.com/story-fruit-veggie-growers-catch-usda-food-safety-webinars-0-103911-nl_26_nlr_97?utm_source=newsletter&utm...