When will Kansas ban candy and soda from food stamps with SNAP waiver?

It's been eight months since Kansas submitted a SNAP waiver request to USDA asking permission to ban food stamps from buying ...

Food companies are targeting users of weight-loss drugs with ‘GLP-1 Friendly’ labels

The labels aren’t regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration, unlike the popular medications themselves.
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Eye on ag and energy: USDA 'Product of USA' rule change

BISMARCK, ND (KXNET) — A new USDA rule recently went into effect. Here’s what it will look like and how it will affect Farmers in North Dakota. With the new rule, meat, poultry, and egg products can ...
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USDA’s “Product of USA” Rule Takes Effect: What Food Companies Must Know For Compliance

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is gearing up to begin enforcement of its new voluntary “Product of USA” labeling standard effective January 1, ...
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Elanco Receives USDA Approval for Befrena™ (tirnovetmab), a New Anti-IL31 Monoclonal Antibody Injection Targeting Canine Allergic and Atopic Dermatitis

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Dec. 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Elanco Animal Health Incorporated (ELAN) today announced its latest entry into the rapidly growing canine dermatology space with the U.S. Department ...
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USDA’s FSIS Issues Non-GMO Labeling Guidance for Meat & Poultry

Approvals can now begin on what are termed “negative claims” on labels for meat, poultry and egg products that do not contain bioengineered ingredients or that are derived from livestock that do not ...
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USDA’s “Bioengineered” Food Label Language, Called Misleading, Upheld in Court Decision

(Beyond Pesticides, December 22, 2025) After a U.S. Court of Appeals Court decision in October that upheld the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) “bioengineered” food label language, Beyond ...
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Callahan, USDA nominees win Senate approval

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., is flanked by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., the GOP whip, left, and Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite photo) In one of ...
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Trump’s approval down 8 points since start of year: Poll

President Trump’s approval rating has dropped 8 points since he started his second presidential term, according to an Emerson College Polling survey released Thursday. Forty-one percent of voters said ...
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Missouri set to block junk food from SNAP purchases after USDA approval

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved Missouri’s request to restrict the use of food stamps for the purchase of some junk food items, according to a news release from the department.
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USDA received overwhelmingly negative feedback on its reorg plan from employees, lawmakers and locals governments

The Agriculture Department received overwhelmingly negative feedback on its plan to relocate thousands of staff and consolidate dozens of offices, as employees, lawmakers and stakeholders said it ...