New rules from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will make it harder to claim the "organic" label on foods. The department announced this week it will strengthen enforcement of its current ...

That day the U.S. Department of Agriculture begins labeling and regulating organic foods. The labels serve as the kind of recognition organic farmers and advocates could be hardly dare dream of 20 ...

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The agency will look to revise its guidelines for meat producers. The seal of approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture on meat and poultry you see at the grocery store may soon carry more ...

The Department of Agriculture (USDA ... week with conspiring to defraud buyers of more than $46 million by falsely labeling grain as organic, and several individuals from Turkey and two entities ...

USDA is working through a backlog of much-needed updates to labels for meat and poultry, and anticipates publishing this year or early next several proposed rules, including for uncured and ...

The Agriculture Department on Monday issued a proposed new regulation restricting “Product of the USA” labels on meat, poultry and eggs to animals born and raised in the U.S. The proposal ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is taking steps to help protect consumers from misleading labels on meat. Many consumers opt for meat raised without antibiotics for health reasons or ...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released a proposed rule with new requirements on "Product of USA" labels in an effort to increase transparency and help ensure consumers ...