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USDA inspection
USDA revising import inspection fee structure for fresh produce
December 30, 2024 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is revising the regulations governing the...
Federal produce inspector indicted for accepting bribes
For Immediate Release — U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Texas Wednesday, December 20, 2023 — A federal grand jury...
Produce Pointers: Inspections must be timely
The Problem Government inspection of blueberries taken five days after arrival. The Key Point Inspections taken days after product arrives...
Full speed ahead on border inspections of Mexican tomatoes
Inspections on Mexican tomatoes crossing the United States border are scheduled to start in less than two weeks. That’s a...
Interpreting USDA Inspection Certificates
It’s remarkable the way U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspection certificates can represent a shipment of produce on a piece...
AMS user fees will rise in October
USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service will raise its quality and condition inspections by 10 percent this year. Meanwhile, audit verification services...
Trading Tip: Interpreting USDA Inspection Certificates
The words, “Fails to grade U.S. #1 account condition,” on a USDA inspection certificate sound awfully conclusive. And, in fact,...
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