1. Farm Subsidies Still Missing from USDAs Data-Rich Website

    By Jim Morris Mar 5, 2010 noon

    Farm subsidies have a way of inciting people. Here, in the words of the Environmental Working Group, is why:

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  2. FDA Lags USDA in Accessible Food Safety Data

    By Jim Morris Feb 15, 2010 5:13 p.m.

    Salmonella in peanut butter. E. coli in cookie dough. Tainted Serrano peppers. Fetid Chinese seafood. All these recent problems fell within the domain of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which shares food inspection responsibilities with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The USDA inspects meat, poultry and some egg products while the FDA monitors everything else. Food-safety advocates say the USDA is more forthcoming about its inspection activities and are prodding the FDA to do better.

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  3. USDA misses the point

    By Bill Allison Jul 20, 2009 4:11 p.m.

    Matt Drudge has linked a dozen or so examples of what look to be wasteful spending in the stimulus--$2,531,600 for 'HAM, WATER ADDED, COOKED, FROZEN, SLICED, 2-LB', $1,191,200 for '2 POUND FROZEN HAM SLICED' (I linked that one immediately below), $351,807 for 'REPLACE AND UPGRADE THE DUMBWAITER, $1,562,568 for 'MOZZARELLA CHEESE'... and so on. In response, the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture posted the following clarifying information:

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