USDA recalls over 167,000 pounds of raw meat for lack of federal inspectionThe Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has recalled more than 167,000 pounds of raw pork, beef, and goat products that were produced without federal inspection and packaged with a false USDA inspection mark. The Lucama, North Carolina, company distributed the products in bulk to a Georgia distributorPittsburgh Tribune-Review14d agoWhole story →Foodusda meat recall
The Trump administration will force Pa. to pay more for SNAP. Gov. Shapiro’s office says it can’tThe Trump administration will be overhauling the SNAP program in two major steps, forcing Pennsylvania to pay more for the federal food program and jeopardizing those in need, according to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s office. The first phase begins Oct. 1, when states will have to pay for 75% of thePittsburgh Tribune-Review18d agoWhole story →EconomyFoodJosh Shapirosnap funding overhaul
UN appoints U.S. agriculture official Luke Lindberg to head the World Food ProgramUNITED NATIONS — The United Nations announced the appointment Friday of U.S. agriculture official Luke Lindberg to head the World Food Program, the U.N. food agency that calls itself “the world’s frontline responder to hunger” in conflicts, crises and emergencies around the world. Lindberg, the son-in-law of Senate Majority LeaderPittsburgh Tribune-Review20d agoWhole story →Foodworld food program leadership appointment
Supreme Court to decide whether to hear Maine lobsterman’s challenge to GPS boat tracker requirementPORTLAND, Maine — The Supreme Court will decide later this month whether to hear a lobster fisherman’s challenge to a government requirement that boats use electronic tracking devices. That case could have broad consequences for the American commercial fishing industry. Maine lobsterman Frank Thompson filed a federal lawsuit against thePittsburgh Tribune-Review24d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticesupreme court review of lobsterman gps tracker case
Arkansas will move forward with a ban on using SNAP for candy and soda despite recent court rulingArkansas is moving forward with its plan to ban government food aid from being used to buy candy and soda beginning on Wednesday, even though a federal judge ruled last week that similar restrictions in other states violated federal law. Announcing the plan on Monday, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders citedPittsburgh Tribune-Review3mo agoWhole story →HealthFoodSarah Huckabee Sanderssnap restrictions implementation
