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Federal Court rules APHIS errors were significant in GE case

Friday, December 6

The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service says it’s determining its next steps after a federal court vacated the agency’s genetically engineered final rule from 2020. The Northern District of California judge said the agency’s errors in the final rule were significant and...

USDA’s APHIS restricts live cattle imports from Mexico following confirmation of screwworm

Monday, November 25

The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has temporarily suspended imports of live animals originating from or traveling through Mexico following the confirmation of New World screwworm in cattle. NWS are fly larvae that infest living tissue of warm-blooded animals, causing infection. This applies...

APHIS confirms first detection of H5N1 in swine

Wednesday, October 30

The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has confirmed the first detection of H5N1 in swine in the United States. The National Pork Producers Council confirms there are no food safety concerns following detection of the virus. H5N1 was found on a backyard...