Last month, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) published an updated Guideline on Substantiating Animal-Raising or Environment-Related Labeling Claims....more
On August 7, 2024, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) published its updated “Salmonella Framework for Raw Poultry Products” consisting of a proposed rule and...more
On June 28, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) published a proposed rule “Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets,” which would define the types of conduct and...more
On June 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published its proposed rule “Poultry Grower Payment Systems and Capital Improvement Systems,” which USDA says will expand protections for broiler growers under the...more
On April 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced its final determination to declare Salmonella an adulterant in not-ready-to-eat (NRTE) but appears ready-to-eat...more
On March 11, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced in prepublication form a final rule establishing the requirements for voluntary United States-origin label...more
On March 6, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) finalized its Inclusive Competition rule expanding protections for livestock and poultry farmers under the Packers and Stockyards Act (PSA). The final rule carries...more
On November 2, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a final rule amending the National Organic Program (NOP) Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards (OLPS Rule). The OLPS Rule adds specific requirements...more
On November 28, 2023, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Agriculture Marketing Service (AMS) published a final rule entitled, Transparency in Poultry Grower Contracting and Tournaments (the Transparency...more
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has issued a final rule updating the List of Bioengineered Foods (the List) under the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (the...more
On April 25, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced its proposed determination to declare Salmonella an adulterant in not-ready-to-eat (NRTE) but appears...more
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced a proposed rule that would change the criteria for making voluntary “Product of USA” or “Made in USA” claims for meat, poultry, and...more
On Friday, October 14, 2022, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) released a proposed regulatory framework for controlling Salmonella contamination in poultry products. The...more
FSIS has announced plans to declare Salmonella an adulterant in not-ready-to-eat (NRTE) breaded and stuffed chicken products that may appear ready-to-eat (RTE). The change is not yet effective. FSIS has also highlighted...more
On May 26, 2022, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a long-anticipated proposed rule on performance-based poultry grower compensation, commonly called the “tournament system.” The proposal would...more
In response to an industry petition, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing to amend the poultry products inspection regulations to designate avian leukosis as a trimmable...more
FSIS will no longer suspend inspection if establishment employees aren’t wearing masks. On Tuesday, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued FSIS Notice 09-22,...more
USDA and DOJ have announced shared principles to drive antitrust enforcement in the meat and poultry supply chains. On January 3, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack and Attorney General Merrick...more