Recall Affects 750K Pounds of Hot Pockets
More than 750,000 pounds of Hot Pockets are being recalled because of the possibility they contain "pieces of glass and hard plastic." The recall of the Nestle product was announced by the Department...
View ArticleSenate Confirms 2 Biden Nominees
President Biden's Cabinet is starting to fill out, with nominees for agriculture secretary and United Nations ambassador gaining Senate approval Tuesday. The Senate voted 78-20 to approve career...
View ArticleA Former Ag Secretary Got Good at Ducking Food
If you had to name the "most assaulted Cabinet member in history," the name Dan Glickman probably wouldn't be at the top of the list. But in an excerpt of his new memoir in Politico Magazine , Glickman...
View ArticleFeds Are Changing 'Product of USA' Meat Rules
It's something White House press secretary Jen Psaki learned "that I found a little outrageous," she says: Most grass-feed beef bearing the label "product of USA" is no such thing. Rather, it's raised...
View ArticleCritics Rip USDA's 'Inhumane' Killing of Wolf Pups in Idaho
For students at Idaho's Timberline High School, a wolf pack roaming nearby in Boise National Forest offered the opportunity to study the animals, and so they've tracked the group since 2003. This...
View ArticleFeds: Trade Aid From Trump Overpaid Corn Farmers by $3B
The Trump administration overpaid corn farmers by about $3 billion in federal aid in 2019 and farmers in the South were paid more for the same crops than those elsewhere in the country, a federal...
View ArticleGovernment Agents Killed 200 Animals an Hour in 2021
A government agency killed more than 1.75 million animals across the country in 2021, in what it claims were necessary actions. New data shows the Wildlife Services branch of the US Department of...
View ArticleThese 'Fun' Chicken Nuggets May Have Metal in Them
Tyson Foods is recalling nearly 30,000 pounds of breaded chicken "Fun Nuggets'' after consumers complained of finding metal pieces in the dinosaur-shaped patties, the AP reports. The nuggets, sold in...
View ArticleConsumer Reports: Lunchables Unsafe for School Lunch
Lunchables contain lead and unhealthy levels of sodium, according to testing by Consumer Reports , which has launched a petition urging the Department of Agriculture to remove the snack kits from the...
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