While the product was distributed to schools, it resulted from a commercial sale and was not part of food provided by the USDA for the National School Lunch Program.

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If you are a farmer or rancher whose commodities have been directly impacted by tariffs, you now have until February 14 to submit your application.

Traceback information indicated that case-patients consumed ground chuck products purchased at various Publix Super Markets that was supplied by a yet-to-be determined source.

Using permits for field trials of GE (genetically engineered) wheat provides an additional level of safeguarding based on, and consistent with the biology of wheat, it became clear to us following the GE wheat incident in Oregon that the detection of regulated GE wheat where it was not authorized, had great potential to disrupt wheat markets globally.

This is the first step of a process for these regions to gain access to the U.S. market for beef. Brazil and Argentina also need to meet food safety standards prior to being able to export any beef to the United States.

The reality of this situation requires us to engage in an all-hands-on-deck approach, developing a strategy in which we put all of the resources we have at our disposal together with all resources possible from states and producers to best stop the spread of this disease.