These kinds of labels have become common in packaging and other marketing materials, but the USDA now "strongly encourages" companies to get such claims verified by independent third parties and to ...
“The messages that go out to consumers typically are, ‘We have the safest food supply in the world,’” said Barbara Kowalcyk, director of the Institute for Food Safety and Nutrition ...
USDA forecasts all food costs this year will rise 2.3%, up from 2.2% in September, with grocery prices expected to climb by 1.2%, up from 1.1% last month. Restaurant prices are still forecast to ...