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UK beef exports to U.S. restart after two decades

By News Desk on Oct 01, 2020 12:05 am The first shipment of beef from the United Kingdom to the United States in more than 20 years was dispatched this week. The U.S. market had been closed to EU beef since January 1998, when the country introduced import restrictions on beef, sheep and goats and their products because of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) concerns.... Continue Reading



Pork industry charges California Prop 12 with violating Commerce Clause

By Dan Flynn on Oct 01, 2020 12:03 am Ahead of  Jan. 1, 2022, when state Proposition 12 begins to  prohibit  pork sales in California unless they are raised  under strict new prohibitions, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals is going to rule on whether or not the new state law violates the Commerce Clause. U.S. District Court Judge Thomas J. Whelan didn’t much care... Continue Reading



Looking beyond the surface for a mission in life — and finding it

By Guest Contributor on Oct 01, 2020 12:02 am Opinion Editor’s note: In this column Jaime Ragos, the Dave Theno Fellow for STOP Foodborne Illness, discusses her year working and learning in the food safety arena. I have learned some valuable lessons in these days of the coronavirus . . . things like, I enjoy my own company, The Golden Girls” is a quality TV... Continue Reading



Four sectors identified as vulnerable to food crime in Scotland

By Joe Whitworth on Oct 01, 2020 12:00 am Red meat, fish, alcohol and wild shellfish have been highlighted as high risk and vulnerable to food crime in Scotland. Food Standards Scotland’s Scottish Food Crime and Incidents Unit (SFCIU) said these areas of concern have previously and continue to be targeted by criminals, impacting consumers and responsible businesses. The sectors identified as food crime priorities... Continue Reading



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