Reposted from The New York Times ***** Matt Siegel | January 7, 2013 | The New York Times   Chinese Thirst for Safe Baby Formula Empties Australian Shelves SYDNEY, Australia — A surge in sales of one of Australia’s most popular brands of infant formula has led to an unusual…

The FDA just issued new food safety rules that are being billed as a significant change.  Rules on imported food are not yet issued. Additional rules are pending, including one that would cover importers’ responsibilities to verify the safety of food products grown or made overseas. About 15 percent of…

Reposted from Channel News Asia ******* S. Korea halts Brazil beef imports over mad cow December 19, 2012 | Channel News Asia BRASILIA: South Korea has suspended its imports of Brazilian beef, becoming the sixth country to do so over a two-year-old case of mad cow disease, authorities said here…

Reposted from The Pig Site ******* Govt to Expand COOL Labelling at Restaurants 19 December 2012 | ThePigSite News Desk SOUTH KOREA - The government decided to expand the country-of-origin labeling rules to include more agricultural and fishery products sold at restaurants as part of efforts to enhance the right…

USDA Prepares to Expose the U.S. to an Unnecessary and Avoidable Risk of FMD   Billings, MT - On Jan. 6, 2012, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) granted approval to six Catarina, Brazil, meatpacking plants owned by five firms to export raw pork…

Long time CPA member, Mike Callicrate, runs Ranch Foods Direct in Colorado Springs, CO.  Ranch Foods Direct, which processes meat and sells retail food, is Mike’s effort to market direct from his cattle ranch and feedlot to the consumer.  They are also a vendor in CPA’s Buy American Store. Mike…

Groups File First Amended COOL Complaint: New Plaintiffs Added and New Cause of Action Alleged Denver, CO - On Tuesday R-CALF USA joined with the Made in the USA Foundation to file their first amended complaint in their legal challenge against the World Trade Organization’s (WTO’s) ruling that found the…

Bill Bullard, CPA Board member and CEO of R CALF, will be interviewed Monday, 10/29/12, at 8:25am et, on WXME’s Aroostook Watchmen Radio Show. Bill will be interviewed by host Steve Martin. R CALF, with the Made in USA Foundation, filed a lawsuit that asks the federal district court in…

Bill Bullard, CPA Board member and CEO of R CALF, was interviewed by Abby Santiago Monroe, who hosts the show “Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise with Abby”.  The interview will air on the show on 10/27/12, at 10:00am et on Talk Radio 106.3 in the Palm Coast and Ormond Beach, FL…

Reposted from Bloomberg ******* Food Sickens Millions as Industry-Paid Inspectors Find It Safe Stephanie Armour, John Lippert and Michael Smith | October 11, 2012 | Bloomberg William Beach loved cantaloupe — so much so that starting in June last year he ate it almost every day. By August, the 87-year-old…