PSF-ContiGroup Fined $350,000 for Environmental Violations Farm Families Find No Relief in Federal Settlement and Vow to Fight on for "Real and Lasting Relief" from Pollution, Press Release from Citizens Legal Environmental Action Network (CLEAN), November 20, 2001 Kansas City, MO -- A nearly five-year-old federal pollution lawsuit against Premium Standard Farms (PSF) and Continental Grain Company (now called PSF-ContiGroup), brought by a coalition of 70 rural farm families called Citizens Legal Environmental Action Network (CLEAN), came to an end as federal regulators settled the ongoing citizens' suit that they had joined in 1999. World's Largest Meatpacker Reaches Agreement With U.S. to Resolve Environmental Problems Throughout Midwest, US Newswire, October 12, 2001 The world's largest meatpacker, has agreed to pay the United States $4.1 million in penalties for violating the nation's environmental laws. FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine Educational Materials on Judicious Use of Antimicrobials Two videos and four booklets available on the Internet American Farm Bureau testifies to eliminate EQIP requirements Rural Updates, July 22, 2001 Statement of the American Farm Bureau Federation to the Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research Subcommittee Delivered to the House Agriculture committee regarding the Conservation Title of the 2002 Farm Bill EPA's Order on Leaking Effluent Alarms Hog Industry Manure from CAFOs viewed as toxic waste, Associated Press, July 16, 2001 Hog farms now under federal scrutiny ; ValAdCo operations face new assessment from The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Pioneer Press, August 11, 2001 FDA accused of misrepresenting impact of animal drugs Food Chemical News, August 20, 2001 FDA’s National Center for Toxicological Research report "Human Health Impact and Regulatory Issues Involving Antimicrobial Resistance in the Food Animal Production Environment" Surveillance for Emerging Diseases in US Hampered by Lack of Resources Reuters Health, May 22, 2001 USDA Launches New Information-based Web Site On Food Safety Research Programs Created by the Food Safety Research Information Office at USDA's National Agricultural Library Back to Main Index Page