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 months after they are sent.
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USDA completes equivalency audits for the Netherlands, Ireland and Costa Rica
Non-ambulatory veal slaughtered in the Netherlands will no longer be exported to the United States.
Dr. C.J.M. Bruschke, the chief veterinary officer for the Netherlands, has promised to keep veal calves that cannot walk from
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Brashears begins her second year as deputy undersecretary with new plan for FSIS
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service rolled out a new annual plan at a meeting in Austin with small meat and poultry operators. Mindy Brashears, USDA’s deputy undersecretary for food safety, described a sort of
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FSA surveys show level of antimicrobial resistant bacteria on UK chicken
There has been a decline of antimicrobial-resistant E. coli but not Campylobacter in chicken based on surveys by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Two annual surveys tested fresh chicken sold in the United Kingdom, with
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Advertising raw milk in Kansas is okay, but producing it might be banned
A Kansas review of raw milk policies includes everything from banning sales to requiring a 37-word warning label about the health risks of consuming unpasteurized milk.
Kansas does not permit sales of raw milk in
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Survey reveals food safety perceptions in five countries
Insights into consumer attitudes about food safety in five countries have been published by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
Findings come from data collected in November 2019 in Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and
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FDA sends warning letters to companies in the Netherlands and Thailand
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 months after they are sent.
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Enforcement report shows uptick during USDA’s first-quarter
2020 has started busy for USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The quarterly enforcement report for the first period shows FSIS inspection program personnel had plenty to do.
Inspection program personnel performed 1,754,094 inspection
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FDA issues final draft guidance to help businesses find and eliminate tampering
Acts of terrorism and other intentional tampering with food are the subjects of the third and final installment of industry regulatory guidance on how to deal with the intentional adulteration of the food supply.
With
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DeLauro challenges USDA officials about JBS corruption in meat industry
Before 2007, before Brazil’s JBS S.A. bought Swift & Co. for $1.5 billion in an all-cash deal, there was not any question about a U.S. meat company being caught up in a breath-taking South American
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FDA testing finds pathogens in domestic, imported herbs and avocado products
A quarterly report from the FDA shows contamination in some domestic and imported herbs and guacamole.
Such special testing programs by the FDA are ongoing for a variety of foods, including romaine lettuce.
No conclusions
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