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Tester, Daines, Gianforte seek outside investigation of food-inspection agency that harassed Butte business
In a rare jointly signed letter to the Inspector General of the United States Department of Agriculture ... letter to USDA Inspector General Phyllis K. Fong said. "That is why we respectfully ...
FDA food inspector vacancies near 20% after Trump hiring freeze
Nearly 1 in 5 positions across the Food and Drug Administration's human food inspection divisions are now vacant, multiple ...
Eight of nine California agriculture field offices will remain open, USDA says
Eight of nine California agricultural field offices threatened with closure will remain open, the U.S. Department of ...
What to know about Fusarium graminearum, the biological pathogen allegedly smuggled into the US
The biological pathogen federal authorities accuse two Chinese nationals of smuggling into the U.S. was not likely an act of ...
Congressman Vince Fong introduces SKIM Act to fight EBT theft and fraud
Congressman Vince Fong introduced the Stopping Klepto-card and Identity Misuse Act, known as the SKIM Act, a legislative ...
Congressman Fong introduces SKIM Act to combat EBT fraud and theft
Valley Congressman Vince Fong has introduced the Stopping Klepto-card and Identity Misuse Act, or SKIM Act, in an attempt to ...
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Feds admit harassing small Butte meat plant, but take no action
The Food Safety and Inspection Service, the branch of the U.S. Department of Agriculture charged with ... On a daily basis, an inspector would be present as the successive Rileys cut steaks ...