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Deregulation of pork production highlights need to cover food safety
In late September 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture finalized rules to deregulate the safety inspection process in pork production…
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Reporter uses FDA, USDA documents to find year’s biggest food recall
In 2018, salmonella, e. coli and listeria bacteria were the cause of a number of big food recalls – from…
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In right-to-know victory, appeals court rules that USDA must release food stamp sales data
A South Dakota newspaper on Tuesday won a seven-year legal battle to obtain information about retailers who participate in the…
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Court strikes down USDA claim that food stamp program data is exempt from FOIA
In a victory for advocates of government transparency, a federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected the government’s arguments for withholding…
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Pa. bill would require disclosure of food stamp purchases
A Pennsylvania congressman last week filed a bill that would require retailers to report which items are bought with food…
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Journalists call on USDA to release food stamp information
The Association of Health Care Journalists, along with six other journalism and open-government groups, has called on the U.S. Department…
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Food Environment Atlas full of story ideas, data
The Food Environment Atlas, produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service, may be one of the best…
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NYT’s Moss continues to follow E. coli story
The national gag reflex alert level has slipped back to “yellow” in the months since New York Times reporter Michael…