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The 2-year-old petition from Animal Partisan to the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), calling upon the agency to share its federal jurisdiction over animal abuse with state
The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.
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The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has updated its public calendar to provide information about its meetings in March and April.
It lists meetings held by the
IAEA and FAO are to hold an event next year focusing on the use of nuclear technologies for food safety.
The International Symposium on Food Safety and Control will take
Officials in Paraguay have reported four confirmed cases of foodborne botulism.
The General Directorate of Health Surveillance (DGVS), part of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare, said it
Champion Foods LLC of New Boston, MI, is recalling certain batches of Motor City Pizza Co. 5 Cheese Bread because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. This
As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or
Synear Foods USA LLC, a Chatsworth, Calif. establishment, is recalling 71,603 pounds of frozen not-ready-to-eat (NRTE) pork and crab soup dumpling products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, the
