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USDA, FDA to Advance Plan to Regulate Lab-Grown Meat Together

February 4, 2019 Teaganne Finn, Bloomberg

The USDA and FDA are ready to finalize an agreement for joint oversight of meat grown in a petri dish, Perdue said Friday, during a speech at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association convention. The memorandum of understanding “is ready to be signed,” he said. …

USDA Postpones January Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee Meeting Due to Lapse in Federal Funding

January 10, 2019 USDA AMS

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee meeting scheduled for Jan. 30-31, 2019, at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City Hotel in Arlington, Va., is postponed until further notice due to the lapse in federal funding. Once funding has been restored, the meeting will be rescheduled. …

USDA Announces Appointments to the Christmas Tree Promotion Board

January 7, 2019 USDA

The 12-member board has 11 producers representing production in the Eastern, Central and Western regions of the United States, and an importer member. Each can serve up to two consecutive three-year terms. …

USDA Releases 2017 Annual Pesticide Data Program Summary, US Food Supply is Among the Safest in the World

December 19, 2018 USDA AMS

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today published the 2017 Pesticide Data Program (PDP) Annual Summary. The Summary shows more than 99 percent of the samples tested had pesticide residues well below benchmark levels established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). …