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grist.org - 5/8/2009
Vilsack’s USDA shakes things up
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USDA Tom Vilsack has generated plenty of criticism for his love of ethanol and GMOs. But over the past week, he’s made some truly reform-minded decisions.
grist.org - 5/14/2009
Close friend of Big Meat may be put in charge of food safety
— grist.org — USDA chief Tom Vilsack is once again on the verge of stepping in it regarding his pick... for food safety czar, i.e. the head of the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. (more) Close friend of Big Meat may be put in charge of food safety

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Greenlight | OnEarth Magazine, from NRDC — ... ...Next comes news that the US has tabled (and likely ended) its trade war with Europe over exporting beef doused with growth hormone...And finally, we’ve got this just in: the USDA has proposed a revision to the organic dairy rules that would require a significant amount of grass-feeding (i.e. pasturing) for dairy cattle as a pre-condition for organic certification."  [Grist] ...

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