USDA Seeks Comments on Revisions to Food Container Standards

The USDA us propsing changes to the Standards for Condition of Food Containers (Title 7 Part 42), which sets out the standards for defects and sampling of food containers. The USDA relies on these standards to ensure the quality of food is not impacted by its packaging. From the USDA: WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2012

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OMB Says Food Agency Merger Is Next

In its Friday edition, The Hagstrom Report said Office of Management and Budget Director for Management, Jeff Zients, said that if Congress grants Obama the power to consolidate federal agencies, the first proposal will be to merge the six business-oriented agencies, folding together the Commerce Department’s core business and trade functions, the Small Business Administration,…

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