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Let Me Be Clear: Plain Writing Matters

April 25, 2013 Jerold Mande, Senior Official for Plain Writing; Senior Advisor, Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services

“Clear, direct and easy to understand” may not be the first words most Americans associate with government publications and documents, but that is changing. Thanks to the Plain Writing Act, signed into law by President Obama in 2010, all federal agencies must now put their readers first when writing...

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Meet Mark Underberg, Meat and Poultry Import Inspector

April 12, 2013 Lilia McFarland, Public Affairs Specialist, Food Safety and Inspection Service

Integrity. It is a word to live by. And Mark Underberg, an import inspector with the Import Inspection Division in the Food Safety and Inspection Service’s (FSIS) Office of International Affairs, takes it seriously. “Your decisions have to be fair and consistent,” he says. “And once you have a solid...

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