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Secretary Ross tours USDA “Food Safety Discovery Zone” mobile exhibit at the State Fair

July 21, 2017   Office of Public Affairs

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and its Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) sent their “Food Safety Discovery Zone” mobile interactive exhibit to the California State Fair this year, marking the first time the decked-out vehicle has made the trip to the Golden State. California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Secretary Karen Ross visited the exhibit this morning …

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Fairs and Farmers are Key Partners with Local Food Banks

August 16, 2012   Karen Ross, California Agriculture Secretary, and Linda

The success of food banks is based on relationships in local communities with individuals, faith-based organizations, retailers and food service businesses -just to name a few.  Additional partnerships with food producers and processors assist with sourcing local, fresh foods that can be provided to needy families. Some of these relationships have innovative roots,  and fairs are an example of that. Each year, the California State …

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