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USDA Launches Searchable Guidance Portal

By Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
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April 8, 2026

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has created a new Guidance Portal, a searchable, indexed database that contains guidance issued by USDA and its agencies.

USDA will continually update the portal and agency websites to ensure that they reflect current operations across the 29 agencies and staff offices.

The USDA Guidance Portal can be accessed here.

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The Food Safety Magazine editorial team comprises Bailee Henderson, Digital Editor ✉ and Adrienne Blume, M.A., Editorial Director.

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