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USDA-FSIS Announces Updated Guidance for Controlling Pathogens in Beef and Poultry Operations
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has recently updated several of its guidance documents addressing the control of pathogens in ...
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John Block Reports: Executive Orders
By Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, John R. Block. Last week President Biden signed a broad Executive Order designed to ensure that we have more competitive ...
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FTC to Issue Final Rule to Combat “Made in USA” Fraud
On July 1st, the Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2 to publish the final Made in USA Labeling Rule in the Federal Register. The rule is ...
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John Block Reports: Issues of Today
By Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, John R. Block. It could change tomorrow, but at this moment nothing is getting done in this town. There are ...
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John Block Reports: Ransomware
By Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, John R. Block. Two weeks ago, Colonial Pipeline was shut down. On the East Coast we lost 45% of our ...
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USDA to Provide Overtime Fee Relief to Small and Very-Small Establishments
One of the major complaints of smaller meat and poultry establishments is the cost of USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) overtime and holiday ...
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Long-Awaited DSCSA Guidances Published
On June 3, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released four guidances implementing the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA). Final Guidance for Industry: Drug ...
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John Block Reports: Budget
By Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, John R. Block. President Biden last Friday released a $6 trillion budget plan for our next fiscal year beginning October ...
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FDA Reverses Trump Administration’s Unapproved Drugs Policy
On May 26, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reversed a Trump Administration policy that revoked the agency’s longstanding Unapproved Drugs Initiative (UDI). On November ...
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John Block Reports: Trade
Share on linkedin By Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, John R. Block. Politicians here in DC are always looking for someone to blame for all the ...
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Bob Dole and George McGovern: A Nutrition Legacy that Continues
For many years in the Senate, Senator Bob Dole (R-KS) teamed up with Senator George McGovern (D-SD) to create a legacy of bipartisan leadership on ...
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FDA Releases Report on Inspections
On May 5, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a report entitled “” discussing its efforts to conduct inspections of food and medical product ...
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FDA Reverses a Trump Administration Drug Review Transparency Policy
On April 30, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reversed a Policy issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) near the end ...
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John Block Reports: Farming Today
By Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, John R. Block. I have not been here at the farm in Illinois since last September when we started harvest. ...
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John Block Reports: Earth Day
By Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, John R. Block. Big Change – we can all remember that President Trump had no interest or concern about “climate ...
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What to Know Ahead of Samantha Power’s Committee Vote Tomorrow
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will finally be voting on the nomination of Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, for Administrator of ...
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BIDEN-HARRIS POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS
The Biden-Harris transition team is announcing the names of individuals being appointed to White House and other Executive Branch positions multiple times each week. We ...
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Oh, SNAP! FNS Finally Issues 2020 SNAP Retailer Summary
USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has oversight over the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The agency’s responsibilities including the licensing of supermarkets, grocery stores, ...
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OFW Law Mourns the Loss of George Braley (1948-2021)
On Sunday, March 28, 2021, George Braley, passed away from congestive heart failure. Braley spent his career working to feed the hungry. Braley worked for ...
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BIDEN-HARRIS POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS
The Biden-Harris transition team is announcing the names of individuals being appointed to White House and other Executive Branch positions multiple times each week. We ...
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John Block Reports: Ag Day
By Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, John R. Block. President Biden declared March 23rd as National Agriculture Day. He said, “I call upon all Americans to ...
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BIDEN-HARRIS POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS
The Biden-Harris transition team is announcing the names of individuals being appointed to White House and other Executive Branch positions multiple times each week. We ...
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John Block Reports: Issues
By Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, John R. Block. I want to have an open mind and be fair as I evaluate the policies advocated by ...
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Federal Trade Commission Announces New Multilateral Working Group to Examine Pharma Mergers
On March 16, Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, the Acting Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that the agency will create a working group to ...
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Opinion: The Code Breaker, CRISPR, and the UN Summit
This piece was originally published by Agri-Pulse Communications. As preparations for the United Nations Food System Summit (FSS) get underway in the US and ...
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