Skip to main content
Skip to main content

consumer information


Expertise + Training + Commitment = A Day in the Life of a USDA Process Verified Program Auditor

March 10, 2016 Nikki Adams, Auditor, AMS Livestock, Poultry and Seed Program

As an auditor for USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), I am one of a small group of highly-qualified individuals from across the country who audits companies that use our programs and services to add value to their products in the market place. One of these programs is the USDA Process...

USDA Results

It all Began with a Football: How the Super Bowl Shaped the Chicken Industry

February 03, 2016 Michael Sheats, Director of the AMS Agricultural Analytics Division

On January 15, 1967, the Green Bay Packers faced off against the Kansas City Chiefs in the very first Super Bowl. On that day, few of the estimated 51 million fans gathered around their television sets realized the profound impact the Super Bowl would have on chicken consumption in the United States...

Food and Nutrition

USDA Process Verified Program: Transparency from Farm to Market

December 07, 2015 Craig A. Morris, AMS Livestock, Poultry, and Seed Program Deputy Administrator

Product labeling is a contract of trust between consumers and producers. This is especially true for the foods we eat and the companies that sell them. The responsibility of regulating and monitoring food labels is shared between many federal agencies including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...

Food and Nutrition
Subscribe to consumer information

AskUSDA

One central entry point for you to access information and help from USDA.