US Justice Department Probes Meatpackers, Attorney General Says November 10, 2025 By Jody Godoy and Tom Polansek President Donald Trump on Friday accused meatpacking companies of driving up U.S. beef prices, which have hit records, through manipulation...
Human Screwworm Case Poses No Risk to Agriculture, Says USDA Official August 28, 2025 By Tom Polansek and Leah Douglas The human case of screwworm reported this week by U.S. health officials is the country’s only one so far this...
Maryland Screwworm Patient Recovered; Ranchers Criticize CDC Secrecy August 26, 2025 By Tom Polansek and Leah Douglas The patient with the first human infestation of travel-associated New World screwworm in the United States has recovered from the...
How Does Food Safety Work, and What Cuts Has Trump Made? May 9, 2025 By Leah Douglas and Tom Polansek Recent actions by President Donald Trump’s administration, including staff cuts at the Food and Drug Administration, have raised questions among...
US Will Spend Up to $1 Billion to Combat Bird Flu, USDA Says February 27, 2025 By Leah Douglas and Tom Polansek The U.S. will invest up to $1 billion to combat the spread of bird flu, as well as increase imports...
US Chicken, Pork Plant Workers Face Higher Health Risks, USDA Studies Confirm February 24, 2025 By Tom Polansek Workers in US chicken and pork plants face higher risks than other manufacturing workers for musculoskeletal disorders such as carpal...
US Chicken, Pork Plant Workers Face Higher Health Risks, USDA Studies Confirm January 14, 2025 By Tom Polansek Workers in U.S. chicken and pork plants face higher risks than other manufacturing workers for musculoskeletal disorders such as carpal...
US Undercounts Bird Flu in Cattle as Farmers Shun Testing August 15, 2024 By Leah Douglas and Tom Polansek The U.S. bird-flu outbreak in dairy cattle is much larger than official figures suggest due to farmers’ reluctance to test...
Outbreak Continues to Grow as Bird Flu Found in Oklahoma Dairy Herd July 18, 2024 By Tom Polansek and Brijesh Patel Oklahoma has become the 13th U.S. state to detect bird flu in dairy cows, the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed...
Tests Show Pasteurized Milk Safe as Bird Flu Spreads April 29, 2024 By Julie Steenhuysen and Tom Polansek Additional tests of milk showed that pasteurization killed the bird flu virus, federal health officials said on Friday, as Colorado...