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Trump Officials Blocked Report Over Gloomy Deficit Forecast
FARMED OUTThe USDA did not release a long-standing report’s written analysis because they did not like what it revealed.
USDA Rolls Back Plans to Limit Salmonella in Raw Poultry
CRYING FOWL“The message they seem to be sending to consumers is: you’re on your own,” says Consumer Reports.
USDA Fired Bird Flu Staff in Latest DOGE Purge
WINGING IT“I just wish they’d make a better decision up front,” Republican congressman Don Bacon told NBC News, of the Trump administration’s cuts to USDA programs.
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Watchdog Warns That Lunchables Contain Lead and Cadmium
‘NOT A HEALTHY OPTION’Consumer Reports is calling for the meal kits to be removed from the National School Lunch Program.
USDA Gives 2 Companies Green Light to Sell Lab-Grown Meat
TASTES LIKE CHICKEN?The new brand of vat-grown meat promises a cruelty-free alternative to slaughterhouses, but don’t expect it overtake your grocery store overnight.
Scientists Bred an All-Natural Flame-Resistant Cotton
FIREPROOFGenetic engineering for better plants is all the rage, but sometimes the old ways lead to the best results.
USDA Cancels ‘The Monkey Whisperer’ After PETA Complaint
SILENCEDJim Hammonds made an exotic transaction with singer Chris Brown in 2017.
USDA Approves World’s First Vaccine for Honeybees
CREATING A BUZZThe shot is designed to protect the insects against a disease that devastates colonies.
Trump’s Exec Order on Meat Plants Was Drafted by Meat Execs
‘PARTICULARLY EGREGIOUS’While perpetuating baseless fears about meat shortages, meat execs lobbied USDA officials who in term lobbied Mike Pence. The result was Trump’s executive order.
‘Tiger King’ Zoo Owner Violated Endangered Species Act: DOJ
MEOWCHProsecutors said USDA inspectors found severely malnourished and ill cats.