Tag: USDA
Americas: Eight states joins USDA’s pilot project for healthier school meals
USDA has selected eight states to participate in the Pilot Project for Procurement of Unprocessed Fruits and Vegetables, as directed by the Agricultural Act...
Americas: Purdue University receives US$2M grant for tomato research
Purdue University has received a US$2 million federal grant to lead multi-institution research on breeding new varieties of tasty organic tomatoes that would resist...
Americas: USDA increases tomato lycopene limit for meat products
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved a five-fold increase in the level of tomato lycopene allowed as a colorant in ready-to-eat (RTE) meat...
Americas: USDA, FSIS roll out new rules for safe poultry products
The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has on July 31, 2014 announced that poultry companies will have to...
Americas: Interroll’s drum motor receives USDA equipment certification for food processing
Interroll says its asynchronous drum motor (models 113i, 138i, 165i and 217i) has recently gained approval from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) for...