H&C Food Inc. Recalls Enoki Mushroom Because of Possible Health Risk
Tuesday, April 7, 2020

H&C Food Inc. of Brooklyn, NY is recalling 7.05OZ (200G) Enoki mushrooms imported from Green Co. located in Korea, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly peopl .. read more..

Co-occurring contaminants may increase North Carolina groundwater risks
Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Contaminant safety standards don't account for mixtures More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=300303&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. .. read more..

Creating a Sustainable Future for the Chesapeake Bay Watershed and its People
Thursday, March 26, 2020

University of Maryland College of Agriculture and Natural Resources is collaborating with multiple universities, partners, farmers, and stakeholders from throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed region in a 5-year sustainable agriculture systems study, led by Penn State University’s College of Agr... .. read more..

FSA Makes Changes to Farm Loan, Disaster, Conservation and Safety Net Program...
Thursday, March 26, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 26, 2020 – USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) county offices are open by phone appointment only until further notice, and FSA staff are available to continue helping agricultural producers with program signups, loan servicing and other important actions. Additionally, FSA is... .. read more..

USDA Makes it Easier to Feed Kids and Those Who Need Food During the COVID-19...
Thursday, March 26, 2020

WASHINGTON, March 26, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced additional flexibilities to make it easier for children, seniors, and individuals with disabilities to get food during the COVID-19 national emergency and remove administrative roadblocks for the dedicated local sta... .. read more..

USDA Feeds Kids, Helps Families During COVID-19 Emergency
Thursday, March 26, 2020

WASHINGTON, March 26, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is working to be as flexible as possible to get food out to the people who need it during the COVID-19 National Emergency. On Wednesday, March 18, President Donald J. Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Respon... .. read more..

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Thursday, March 26, 2020

National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard - AMS Final Rule .. read more..

Tiffany Food Corp. Issues Alert on Undeclared Sulfites in Huangfushanzen Drie...
Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Tiffany Food Corp. of Brooklyn, NY is recalling Huangfushanzen Huang Mountain Tea Mushroom (黄府山珍茶花菇) Dried Mushrooms with UPC 6 943153 804047 and no other coding, because it may contain undeclared sulfites .. read more..

NIFA Deadline Extensions due to COVID-19
Tuesday, March 17, 2020

AFRI The following Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) application submission deadlines will be adjusted, as follows: Previous deadline: March 19, New deadline: April 2 Previous deadline: March 26, New deadline: April 9 Previous deadline: March 2, New deadline: April 9 Previous deadli... .. read more..