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...million Amount the USDA Forest Service says it plans to bill a teenager who inadvertently started a 16,000-acre wildfire in Washington State in August...
...EarthShell Corp., a disposable-food-packaging company based in Santa Barbara, Calif. But when commercial production of the wheat-based plates and bowls begins next year, consumers will see only EarthShell's name on the label. There will be no reference to ARS. "We don't want the USDA to appear as an endorser," says Ed Knipling, the mild-mannered plant physiologist who runs ARS. "We don't brand our products...
...result, the agency's 2,500 scientists tend to toil in anonymity, despite their contribution to popular commercial culture. "I'm constantly amazed how few people know we exist," says Glenn. "When I told someone recently that I work for the USDA, she said, 'Oh, so you're a meat inspector...
...advantage with buyers who may be worried about mad-cow disease from Canadian beef or hepatitis A from Mexican vegetables, are fighting for laws to require that food be labeled with its country of origin. In surveys, 80% of consumers say they prefer to buy American. "Meat bears a USDA-inspected sticker, but that doesn't mean it is American," says rancher Carolyn Carey, who trademarked the Born & Raised in the USA label...
...agree that the American consumer needs to be better educated about nutrition. We heard a variety of ways to do this: PSA?s, programs in schools, better labeling, the USDA?s dietary guidelines and food pyramid...