A proposal to partially privatise meat inspections will actually increase costs, reduce flexibility and create capability and ...

At issue is the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 9, Part 327, which establishes rules designed to ensure imported ...

“Equivalency” is the operative word in comparing foreign and domestic meat inspection systems, noted Bob Chudy, King of ...

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has reported enforcement data for half of fiscal year 2025, which is a little light on significant actions. The agency’s fiscal year began Oct. 1, ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In the wake of several high-profile food recalls, the White House on Monday proposed two new user fees that would provide $96 million to help pay for additional meat inspections ...

Is it better to have meat inspections conducted by a state agency or a federal agency? What do you think? Some New Mexicans who understand the economics of cattle growing and meat processing want to ...

The commercial slaughter of equine animals for human consumption ended in the United States 16 years ago. But the subject of horse slaughter still makes the annual legislative agenda in the nation’s ...

Animal rights advocates say the new regulatory regime requires private slaughterhouse employees to make decisions about which pigs should be slaughtered, both before and in place of federal USDA ...

Exporters are facing increasingly 'officious' controls at Calais, according to one industry insider, who suggests they are ...

Oregonians have few options if they want to buy locally-raised cuts of meat from smaller producers. A state program is trying to change that, but advocates and farmers say the Legislature needs to ...