GRAS, beef, trade talks still center stage
Highlights from this summer
#The Sunday Edition
Sunday Edition: Taylor Farms
Just how big has Taylor Farms become? Every week, it is responsible for 265 million servings of fresh produce throughout North America.
The Sunday Edition: GMOs
Just last week, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service asked for public comments on yet another GMO. It wants input about a petition to deregulate a type of soybean, developed using genetic engineering to control certain lepidopteran pests.
The Sunday Edition: RFK Jr.
Two years ago, RFK Jr. found a home in the second Trump administration as Secretary for Health and Human Services.
Today's Topic: Foreign Inspections
From 2018 to 2023, FDA averaged only 917 foreign inspections per year, drastically below the annual target of 19,200.
The Sunday Edition: Zoonoses
An estimated 1,000,000,000 people are affected by zoonotic influenza each year. Some zoonoses can be transmitted by food and water.
Today's Topic: A Directory of Foodborne Diseases
There are 48 million cases of foodborne illness annually in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Sunday Edition: Regenerative Agriculture
Food safety begins on the farm, and farms begin with the soil.
Sunday Edition: Farm Bill 2.0
Zippy Duvall, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, said the draft is “a good first step,” but said more action is needed from Congress “to help farmers weather the weakened farm economy.”