Food Safety
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USDA doesn't expect to furlough any workers
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The USDA is reversing plans to furlough nearly 10,000 workers due to sequestration after a shift in funding and increased attention to savings, Federal News Radio reports.
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FDA could cut food safety inspections by 18 percent
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The Food and Drug Administration will have to slash food safety inspections by nearly 20 percent if sequestration budget cuts kick in, the agency says.
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Sequestration 2013: USDA plans to furlough up to 34,000 employees
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The USDA says it will likely furlough 9,800 food safety and inspection workers for 11 days each to make up for $2 billion in budget cuts.
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Congressional seafood offers code for fish
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In an era of horse tacos and suspect seafood, Jon Pearlman is working to bring honesty to the table--with fish.
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Food safety following a power outage
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If your power was out for longer than two hours, the CDC says remember the ABCDs of food safety.
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Ground beef recalled over possible E. coli
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A Los Angeles company is recalling more than 375,000 pounds of ground beef products.
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Rice destined for Fairfax rejected due to beetle infection
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Customs officials in Baltimore intercepted a shipment of rice from Pakistan that was tainted with dead beetles, just days before new federal restrictions on imports will be enacted.
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