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The Whole Grain Terror In School Lunches Is About To End
Trump’s agriculture secretary wants to “make school meals great again.”
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The USDA Won’t Say Why It Hid Animal Welfare Records From The Public
BuzzFeed News asked the USDA for records about its decision to remove a database on animal welfare from the web. The department responded on Friday, with 1,771 pages that are completely blacked out.
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President Trump Wants To Skewer Food Programs. Here’s What That Means For Everyday Americans
Billions in proposed cuts to the Department of Agriculture would slash or eliminate several key food and nutrition services, and potentially jeopardize food safety.
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A Federal Agency Has Started To Return Censored Animal Safety Records Online
Facing a public backlash and a lawsuit, the agriculture department is starting to put reports on animal use and inspections back onto the web.
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It Just Got Much Harder To Know What’s Going On In US Animal Research Labs
An entire database on animal research — including documents on the numbers of animals used in each lab, inspection reports, and enforcement actions — has suddenly been taken down from public view.
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The USDA Says That Trump Didn’t Send Its Order Restricting Scientists
According to the Agriculture Department, career staffers, not the new Trump administration, scared its scientists with a memo forbidding release of “any public-facing documents” this week.
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USDA Lifts Clampdown On Its Science Division
On Tuesday evening a top USDA official told scientists the order “is hereby rescinded.”
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USDA Scientists Have Been Put On Lockdown Under Trump
“Starting immediately and until further notice” the department’s main research division “will not release any public-facing documents,” according to an internal memo. UPDATE: The order was rescinded by the department on Tuesday.
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You Can’t Go To The Grocery Store Until You Pass This Nutrition Facts Quiz
*Eats entire package. Finds out it was actually three servings*
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Cincinnati Zoo’s Fence Between Visitors And Harambe Didn’t Meet Standards
The zoo has since replaced its fencing.
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Orange Growers Can Now Use Antibiotics On Their Trees
The Florida orange crop has been devastated by a tree disease, and now growers are turning to antibiotics commonly used by humans.
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America Gives Big Cheese A $20 Million Bailout
It may seem hard to believe — impossible even — but America has too much cheese right now. Like, 1.25 billion pounds too much.
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Santa Cruz Biotech Loses License, Fined Record $3.5 Million
On Friday the U.S. Department of Agriculture revoked the research license of Santa Cruz Biotechnology in a settlement over alleged Animal Welfare Act violations on the firm’s goat farm.
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Pittsburgh Zoo Ordered To Stop Using Dogs To Stress Out Elephants
The zoo was using two cattle-herding dogs to keep an eye on the African elephants while in open areas with handlers. Federal inspectors, however, determined that the dogs were causing “behavioral stress” to the herd.
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Teens Are Sharing Gross Pictures Of Their School Lunches With The Hashtag #ThanksMichelleObama
The meals are meant to comply with the USDA’s new guidelines for school lunches championed by the first lady.
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Shocking Amounts Of Sugar People Eat Around The World
What country eats the most sugar? Hint: it’s not who you think.
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Meat That Tests Positive For E. Coli Is Cooked And Sold In Human And Pet Food
And this might not be such a bad thing.
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Facts All French Fry Fanatics Should Know
There’s more than just potatoes…
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USDA Plans Outreach Campaign, Rule Change Aimed At Rural LGBT Americans
The USDA, working with the National Center for Lesbian Rights, is launching a campaign to address the needs and concerns of LGBT communities in rural areas. “This is part of the American dream and we are making sure that the LGBT community is covered in that American dream,” a USDA senior official says of his office’s work.
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Vermont Maple Syrup Production Is Having Its Best Year Ever
The 1.32 million gallons of maple syrup produced by the state this year is the largest since 1942.