A week-long European-led drive against people-trafficking has netted 158 suspected traffickers and ensured the safety of 1,194 victims in 44 countries, Europol said on Friday. Dubbed 'Operation Global ...

Joined by other states, Iowa in 2014 sued unsuccessfully over California egg law. Now the Trump administration is taking a ...

WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Thursday it would no longer consider a farmer's ...

Security agents escorted the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture out of her office on Monday after she refused to comply with her firing by the Trump administration, sources ...

Recent actions by President Donald Trump's administration, including staff cuts at the Food and Drug Administration, have raised questions among consumers about food safety in the United States.

The safety of the U.S. food supply is largely ensured by the people who produce it and companies that process it, according to experts who spoke to Reuters. Meat companies must have USDA inspectors in ...

The safety of the U.S. food supply is largely ensured by the people who produce it and companies that process it, according to experts who spoke to Reuters. Meat companies must have USDA inspectors in ...

Meat companies must have USDA inspectors in slaughter plants, and food manufacturers also conduct inspections to check that their products are safe.

Food safety inspectors The recent reductions in the USDA are part of the Trump administration's widespread effort to slash costs by reducing the federal headcount. According to a separate Reuters ...

Inspectors general can launch investigations in response to requests from Congress and can recommend changes to improve agency operations.

To restore integrity and accountability to the inspectors general, the Trump administration must clean house at the Council of the Inspectors General.

Former U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspector general Phyllis Fong was not arrested after she was ousted from her role, a spokesperson for the USDA has said.