Articles tagged under: food safety
Consumer Reports Hires Former USDA Official
Published January 7, 2020
Consumer Reports has hired former USDA deputy undersecretary Brian Ronholm to lead its food policy division. Ronholm was part of the Obama administration where he focused on food safety issues.Livestock Industry Testifies on the Tough Economy
Published July 16, 2019
Trade, farm labor, food safety and African swine fever were all addressed during a House Agriculture Subcommittee hearing on the state of U.S. livestock and poultry economies. National Pork Producers Council President David Herring told lawmakers restricted market access due…MN Farm Penalized for Drug Residue Violations
Published July 11, 2018
A Sebeka, Minnesota dairy farm is facing a permanent injunction for drug residue violations. The Food and Drug Administration took Todd and Patty Meech to court for selling cattle for slaughter with levels of antibiotics in their system that went…Trump Names Food Safety Undersecretary
Published May 4, 2018
President Donald Trump has announced his intentions to nominate Mindy Brashears to be the next USDA undersecretary for food safety. Brashears is now the director of Texas Tech’s International Center for Food Industry Excellence. Brashears is also a past chair…