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  1. the economy
    Meatpacking Crisis Shows Limits of Human Sacrifice As Recovery PlanTrump ordered plants to put maintaining the meat supply above keeping workers safe. But without better public-health policies, they can’t do either.
    By Eric Levitz
  2. coronavirus
    The USDA’s Plan to Feed Americans and Pay Farmers Is Not EnoughCritics say the Department of Agriculture’s strategy to buy surplus produce to give to the food-insecure has strategic flaws and not enough funding.
    By Matt Stieb
  3. trump administration
    USDA Watchdog to Investigate Department’s Alleged Suppression of Climate ScienceTrump administration appointees allegedly tried to bury research showing climate change’s devastating impacts on U.S. agriculture.
    By Eric Levitz
  4. junk food
    Trump, Noted Garbage Enthusiast, Wants Kids to Be Free to Eat More GarbageThe USDA is permitting more fats, refined flour, and sodium on school menus.
    By Claire Lampen
  5. health concerns
    Trader Joe’s and Other Chains Involved in Massive Food RecallThe USDA has issued a warning following possible parasite contamination of wraps and salads at T.J.’s, Kroger, and Walgreens.
    By Nikita Richardson
  6. food insecurity
    The Farmers’ Market SNAP Crisis Gets ‘Emergency Support,’ But No Clear SolutionA nonprofit group with previous experience will fund the payment platform for 30 more days.
    By Hugh Merwin
  7. food insecurity
    20,000 New Yorkers Will Likely Lose Farmers’ Market Access Next Month“We found out last Tuesday.”
    By Hugh Merwin
  8. Sam Clovis, Trump Aide Caught Up in Russia Probe, Leaves USDA JobThe guy who told George Papadopoulos to visit Moscow “if feasible” is heading home to Iowa.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  9. food politics
    How Trump’s Ag Secretary Helped Big Food During His First YearA new report from a major science-advocacy group lists the many ways he’s “sidelining science and favoring industry over farmers and the public.”
    By Clint Rainey
  10. The Beef Industry Has Begun Its Fight Against High-tech Meat Substitutes“Beef” should really come from cows, argues one industry lobbying group.
    By Clint Rainey
  11. animal welfare
    Trump’s USDA Is Working to Torpedo the Rules for Organic EggsIt could undermine a seven-year fight to force Big Chicken to treat animals more humanely.
    By Clint Rainey
  12. health concerns
    Big Food Is Removing Salt and Sugar — But Products Aren’t Getting HealthierA “surge” in saturated fats reveals the latest marketing trick.
    By Clint Rainey
  13. Trump Adviser Clovis Nomination to USDA Torpedoed by Russia ProbeIt’s been a long, strange trip for Trump adviser Sam Clovis since he joined the team in Iowa.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. food politics
    Trump Administration Begins Dismantling Michelle Obama’s School-Lunch PoliciesUSDA Secretary Sonny Perdue believes her nutrition initiatives need a little “palatability.”
    By Clint Rainey
  15. going aggro
    USDA Briefly Ordered Scientists to Stop Sharing Research With the PublicThe ban was rescinded after a deluge of bad press.
    By Clint Rainey
  16. food policy
    5 Reasons Why Food Experts Are Worried About Trump’s New Agriculture SecretaryThey say Sonny Perdue is poised to roll back regulations, has Big Industry ties, and denies climate change.
    By Clint Rainey
  17. meatpacking
    New USDA Rules Make It Harder for Big Meat to Screw Small FarmersTyson and other companies have promised to fight this “overregulation.”
    By Clint Rainey
  18. surpluses
    Government Saves America’s Cheese Industry With $20 Million BailoutA milk glut and a sluggish demand have left the market very saturated.
    By Clint Rainey
  19. Food Politics
    Congress Introduced a Bill to Keep Journalists From Snooping Around Big FoodIt’s industry lobbyists’ response to the exposé over vegan mayo.
    By Clint Rainey
  20. Food Politics
    Feds May Define What a ‘Natural’ Food IsProbably bad news for Big Food.
    By Clint Rainey
  21. Egg On The Face
    The USDA Is Investigating Misuse of Public Funds to Thwart Vegan-Mayo SalesDrama, drama, drama.
    By Clint Rainey
  22. Found Objects
    Americans Find Some Seriously Weird Stuff in Their Hot DogsYou probably don’t want to see a silverfish or “the tip of a razor blade” inside your next frankfurter.
    By Clint Rainey
  23. Food Politics
    An Official ‘GMO-Free’ Label Is Finally Coming to Grocery StoresThe USDA says companies are already getting in line for certification.
    By Clint Rainey
  24. Food Safety
    Congress Moves to Create a Single Food-Safety Super-Agency From FDA and USDALawmakers say consolidation would make it easier to prevent foodborne illness.
    By Clint Rainey
  25. Beef
    ‘Pink Slime’ Beef No Longer in SchoolsBut some say the ammonia-treated product deserves more respect.
    By Clint Rainey
  26. Made In China
    Schumer Speaks Out Against Plan to Import Chicken From ChinaThe New York senator says USDA documents signify a new era of Chinese chicken.
    By Belle Cushing
  27. Shutdown
    How the Government Shutdown May Affect the Way You EatSBA loans, meat inspections, and food stamps are all affected.
    By Hugh Merwin
  28. I’ll Fly Away
    U.S. Officials on Chinese Chicken Processing: It’s Totally Cool, Trust UsThe Chinese processors that were issued permits are in compliance with food-safety rules, the USDA says.
    By Belle Cushing
  29. Food Safety
    Really? USDA Says It’s Fine If China Processes America’s ChickensSome chickens are about to take a long walk off a very short pier.
    By Belle Cushing
  30. Beer Me
    Omission Beer Can Now Officially Call Itself ‘Gluten-Free’The beer company will now make its labels much clearer.
    By Hugh Merwin
  31. Health Concerns
    FDA Standardizes ‘Gluten-Free’ Food LabelsThe new, technical definition allows gluten up to twenty parts per million in food labeled “gluten-free.”
    By Hugh Merwin
  32. Labels
    Meat Groups Sue USDA Over Point of Origin LabelsIt’s a renaissance age of meat labels, but that doesn’t mean everyone’s happy.
    By Hugh Merwin
  33. Labels
    New ‘GMO-Free’ Label Approved by Agriculture DepartmentDid your chicken ever eat transgenic alfalfa sprouts? Now you’ll know.
    By Hugh Merwin
  34. Hoof Goes There
    Whoa: Horse Slaughter Starting Up Again in Two StatesSeabiscuit may eventually be inside your biscuits.
    By Hugh Merwin
  35. How Your Sausage Gets Made
    Will the Sequester Really Halt Meat Production?The White House says it could. The meat industry says no.
    By Alan Sytsma
  36. Health Concerns
    USDA Shutters Central Valley Slaughterhouse Over Animal Abuse AllegationsEven worse, the USDA was buying its beef for school lunch and emergency food programs.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  37. Bad Idea
    Pink Slime Might Be in the Past, But Poultry Is Getting GrosserSlaughterhouses on speed.
    By Alyssa Shelasky
  38. Mediavore
    Molotovs Crash the Cocktail Party in West Philly; How About an ‘Unhappy Meal’ toPlus: FDA passes on a BPA ban; and BK rolls out smoothies, chicken strips and more as part of its new menu lineup, all in our morning news roundup.
  39. Oliver!
    Possibly Feeling Left Out, Jamie Oliver Launches a Stop Pink Slime WebsiteThe Naked Chef reminds you that he opposed the meat filler long before you did.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  40. Food Politics
    Schools Can ‘Opt Out’ of Pink SlimeOf course, the alternative doesn’t really sound much better.
    By Alan Sytsma
  41. Health Concerns
    Very Low-Grade Beef: USDA Still Buying Pink ‘Slime’ for SchoolTwo former microbiologists speak out against the potential hazards of the gross “meat” product.
    By Hadley Tomicki
  42. Mediavore
    USDA Awards Grant Money to Local Farmers Markets Groups; Margarine Ban’sPlus: LivingSocial gets ready to launch exclusive food events; and sustainable meat supply might hinge on an overwhelming mass embrace of tripe, all in our morning news roundup.
  43. Food Politics
    Dems Blame Boenher and the GOP for Listeria and E. Coli OutbreaksRecent listeria and E. coli outbreaks are being called a “wake-up call.”
    By Collin Keefe
  44. Mediavore
    Ocean City Restaurateurs Submit BYOB Petition; The French Are Getting Fat TooPlus: USDA date shows a 17 percent increase in the number of farmers markets in the past year; and the sea buckthorn berry is the latest miracle cure on the scene, all in our morning news roundup.
  45. Mediavore
    Cancer Patients’ Urine Is the Likely Culprit For Radiation in Philly’sPlus: Everything you ever wanted to know about reading wine labels; and Michelle Obama’s deal with Wal-Mart to combat food deserts, all in our morning news roundup.
  46. Food Safety
    America Set to Finally Learn About Food Safety Through the Inescapable Power ofThe USDA is launching a new advertising campaign.
    By Alan Sytsma
  47. FYI
    NY to PA’s Needy: Your Goose Is CookedThe geese will be shipped to Pennsylvania, where they will feed the poor.
    By Collin Keefe
  48. Mediavore
    LAUSD Gears Up To Make Food Donations; Coffee Causes HallucinationsThe Los Angeles School District will start donating its significant stock of unused food to local non-profits starting next week.
  49. Mediavore
    Nutter’s Ultimatum: Soda Tax or Increased Property Taxes; Too Much CoffeePlus: Scientists are very close to producing “super wheat”; and McDonald’s in Europe gets hip to sustainable fish, all in our morning news roundup.
  50. Food Safety
    Proposed USDA Budget Cuts Mean We’ll All Probably Get Real Accustomed toOh, and they’ll wind up costing taxpayers a lot of money.
    By Collin Keefe
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