Congressional train rolling to pre-empt states on GMO labels By News Desk  Labeling food in interstate commerce might come up enough in U.S. law and regulations for the federal government to claim it's already pre-empted the subject from the states. However, with a July 1 deadline for compliance with a Vermont law requiring the labeling of food with any ingredients that are genetically modified, Congress now appears... Continue Reading
New U.S. food safety system taking shape By Coral Beach  Beam by beam, the federal government is building the superstructure of a new food safety system in the United States. Using 2011's Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) as the foundation, the USDA and FDA set the footings for two weight-bearing pillars of the new system recently with grant awards for regional training centers. Iowa State... Continue Reading
Three month sentenced imposed on Rancho's other owner By Dan Flynn  U.S. District Court Judge Charles R. Breyer has sentenced 79-year old Robert W. Singleton to a "custodial term" of three months to be followed by one year of supervised probation for his role in a scheme to process cattle condemned by USDA, usually for cancerous eyes. In a 15-minute sentencing hearing, Singleton was also ordered... Continue Reading
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says there are no outstanding issues remaining over a recently released 2014 audit of Canada's meat, poultry, and egg inspection systems by the United States. CFIA also says Canada's trade with the U.S. was never impacted. Responding to reports that mostly originated with the Toronto Globe and Mail —often... 
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