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USDA’s guidance on meat labeling: still voluntary, alas.

Food Politics

The USDA announces updated guidelines for substantiating claims on meat and poultry labels in these categories. A study conducted by researchers and policy experts at George Washington University found 20% of cattle marketed as “raised without antibiotics” to have been treated with antibiotics.

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Strengthening Local Processing Act – Critical Reasons for Support in the Farm Bill

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

The Strengthening Local Processing Act (SLPA) is the most comprehensive meat processing bill around, with specific provisions that address competition, demand for local products, and access to value added services in the meat processing sector.

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Letter to USDA Regarding H5N1 Outbreak in Dairy Cattle

NASDA

Letter Dear Secretary Vilsack, We appreciate the ongoing efforts of your agency to respond to the outbreak of H5N1 in dairy cattle, especially the opportunity to regularly meet with you and your team to share information and concerns. We implore the agency to release guidance and financial support to dairy cattle auction barns and markets.

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USDA Announces $35 Million in Meat and Poultry Processing Grants

ATTRA

USDA is awarding more than $35 million in grants to 15 independent meat processors in 12 states to increase processing capacity, spur competition to expand market opportunities for U.S. Damian’s will offer fee-for-service processing and will also purchase animals from local producers through competitive and transparent pricing.

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The Shrimp on Your Table Has a Dark History

Civil Eats

The report documents how India’s shrimp is farmed and processed by a highly exploited workforce, rife with horrific abuses, including child labor, sexual harassment, debt bondage, and forced labor—to then be sold to many of the largest U.S. It’s the first time that the virus—which has been circulating in wild birds and poultry the U.S.

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Alternative Protein Sources: Balancing Food Innovation, Sustainability, Nutrition, and Health

Jayson Lusk

He explained that most dietary protein consumed in the United States is derived from animal sources, with poultry and meat as the top sources, followed by bread products, milk, cheese, eggs, plant-based protein foods, and seafood (Pasiakos et al., percent decline in the number of cattle raised in the United States.

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Final Congressional Letter to Administrator Regan re Omission of Rendering from the National Strategy

NASDA

The agency removed the rendering process from the infographic’s rankings of food management methods and only included rendering in the larger report, but kept it out of the infographic. This process also kills bacteria, protozoa, parasitic organisms, and viruses, including highly pathogenic and low pathogenic avian influenza virus.

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