Certified Naturally Grown offers farmers a cheaper and less time-consuming option to communicate how they produce their food. But terms like “natural” on food labels can be confusing for consumers.

In a much-anticipated move, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) released its updated Guideline on Substantiating Animal-Raising or Environment-Related Labeling ...

The Department of Agriculture plans to reexamine how the agency substantiates claims such as “raised without antibiotics” and “free-range” that companies use to market their meat and poultry products.

Consumers will likely pay more for their food if new labeling regulations take effect next year, agriculture officials say. The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued proposed rules Monday for country ...

Four US senators, led by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), have written to Sandra Eskin, the US Department of Agriculture’s deputy under secretary for food safety, expressing concern about the ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday it hopes to weed out false or misleading animal-welfare claims on meat and poultry packaging with new guidance and testing. The claims -- such as ...

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Tyson Foods, the largest poultry producer in the U.S., plans to start giving its chickens antibiotics again. The meatpacker announced the move after eight years of it withdrawing the drugs from its ...

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