Top meat industry groups held briefings on Capitol Hill Tuesday defending the use of antibiotics as a critical tool for animal health.
The briefings come two weeks after CBS Evening
For decades, the meat industry has insisted that pathogens like E. coli O157:H7 are inherent to raw meat, that there is no way for the manufacturing process to eliminate
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is not moving forward on a meat industry request to approve carcass irradiation as a food safety technique, according to Meatingplace.
The American
Packaged and restaurant foods should reduce their salt content by 25 percent over the next five years, says a national campaign led by New York City Health Commissioner Thomas Farley.
The American Meat Institute (AMI) is coming down on the side of Mexico and Canada when it comes to opposing the USA’s Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) as mandated
After today, U.S. beef may have to fight on both the domestic and foreign fronts over the safety of its product.
The American Meat Institute (AMI) has been working
In the eight day period from Christmas Eve to New Year’s Day we have seen the worst performance out of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety
Mechanically tenderized steaks are comparable in safety to unprocessed steaks and do not need special labeling, according to the American Meat Institute (AMI), the group that represents 95 percent of
After much thought and consideration, here is the Food Safety News Naughty list for 2009:
NAUGHTY: Stewart Parnell, President of Peanut Corporation of America, for asking for nearly $1 million
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), on behalf of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), filed a complaint for permanent injunction against a veal operation in Maryland
The 65-year old American Meat Institute Foundation (AMIF) claims progress is being made toward its goal of reducing and ultimately eliminating E. coli O157:H7 contamination in fresh beef and