Actors / Government · United States
US Department of Agriculture
Appears in 5 cases in this database. Roles as given in the documented record.
| Case | Role | Country | Period | Instrument |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Used cooking oil and POME biofuel certification fraud (ISCC, EU/UK) | US agricultural agency; report on Neste later withdrawn | European Union | 2016–2025 | Carbon credits |
| US bird flu indemnity and egg prices | Pays bird flu indemnity | United States | 2022–2026 | Disease outbreaks |
| Tyson and Sanderson Farms 'no antibiotics' label cases | Regulator; found gentamicin injected into eggs (2008) | United States | 2008–2024 | Agriculture, livestock and food |
| Mexico avocado: US inspection suspensions and Michoacán deforestation | US inspection authority | Mexico | 2001–2026 | Agriculture, livestock and food |
| US paid farmers to plant kudzu against erosion; later declared it a weed | Declared kudzu a weed in 1970 | United States | 1933–1970 | Introduced and invasive species |
Appears alongside
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC)Transport & EnvironmentNesteEuropean CommissionUK Department for TransportFederal Agency for Agriculture and Food (BLE)European Court of AuditorsUFOP (German oilseed association)Cal-MaineJennie-OHerbruck'sCenter FreshTysonRembrandtUS Department of JusticeTyson FoodsSanderson FarmsUSDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)Government of MichoacánCenter for Responsible InvestmentGlobal Initiative Against Transnational Organized CrimeSoil Erosion Service (United States)
Terms used on this page
Carbon and conservation finance
- Carbon credit
- A certificate representing one tonne of carbon dioxide (or equivalent) that a project says it reduced, avoided or removed. Buyers use credits to balance their own emissions in climate claims.