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Companies that sell ground beef in federal nutrition programs, including school lunch programs, will need to meet stricter food safety guidelines starting this summer, the US Department of Agriculture said Friday.The USDA said that beef purchased by the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service will be subjected to more frequent testing, and it will ban certain trimmings of the product."AMS will also consider any vendor classified by (USDA's Food Safety Inspection Service) as having a long-term...

Secretary Ed Schafer today announced the advent of a new era in nutrition assistance at USDA. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the new name of the Food Stamp Program, as a result of the recently enacted Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-246), also known as the Farm Bill. SNAP more accurately reflects the program's true mission to provide food assistance and nutrition education to assist participants as they move to a healthier lifestyle and...