European sanitary and phytosanitary rules have been described as a “clear red line” as part of trade negotiations with the United States.
An EU-US joint statement said the two parties would “streamline requirements for sanitary certificates.”
The European Commission said there is no question of negotiating on sanitary and phytosanitary
Continue Reading EU protects food standards in agreement with U.S.
Inspectors found multiple food safety violations in May at a golf course resort kitchen owned by President Trump.
The inspectors from Somerset County Department of Health found the kitchen at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey to have violations that “constitute gross insanitary or unsafe conditions, which pose
Continue Reading Trump golf resort kitchen gets 32 out of 100 on health inspection report card
I have tried to steer clear of politics with respect to the Felon in Chief, but this is nuts, or at least peanuts. According to yet another edict from the White House, it is now the policy of the United States that:
(a) Criminal enforcement of criminal regulatory offenses is
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: With a felon at the helm, what would you expect?
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is delaying a testing program that will determine whether certain raw chicken products are contaminated with Salmonella.
The verification and sampling program for not-ready-to-eat breaded and stuffed chicken products was originally set to begin on May 1, but has been delayed to Nov.
Continue Reading Salmonella testing program for some chicken products on hold for 6 months
If Donald Trump does win back the Presidency, it’s unlikely that Sonny Perdue will make a repeat performance as Secretary of Agriculture, Feedstuff Daily is reporting.
Perdue says he has no interest in returning to the federal government, but, it’s a question he gets a lot these days. “I tell
Continue Reading A Trump win won’t bring Sonny Perdue back to USDA
Changes in federal food safety policy and personnel are occurring with the new Biden Administration — officials are talking about some, but not others.
They left it to Sara Amundson, president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund to announce that the Biden government has officially withdrawn a pending rule by
Continue Reading Federal food safety policy and personnel changes underway at FSIS, FDA, and CDC
The agricultural pesticide chlorpyrifos, which escaped being banned nationally a couple of years ago, soon won’t be legally available in New York or Hawaii.
In 2018, Hawaii enacted legislation to ban chlorpyrifos beginning in 2022. Now, the New York Senate and Assembly have approved legislation that will ban chlorpyrifos from
Continue Reading New York steps ahead of Hawaii on agricultural pesticide chlorpyrifos
Changes to how pork slaughter plants could be regulated are going forward after a mere 21 years in the making. President Donald Trump’s Administration has approved a final rule that had its origin during President Bill Clinton’s Administration.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) isn’t
Continue Reading OMB approves HIMP swine slaughter rule; industry pleased
For those marking time, waiting for a new USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety, today is something of an anniversary. It was four years ago today that Dr. Elisabeth Hagen stepped down from the post.
The top food safety job in the federal government remains vacant.
Neither President Barack Obama
Continue Reading Letter from The Editor: The shameful vacancy at USDA
One significant provision in Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue’s most recent realignment announcement would move the U.S. Codex Office from the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to the newly created Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs (TFAA) office.
While the move may seem inconsequential on the surface, this realignment will
Continue Reading Moving the U.S. Codex Office to USDA Trade is a big mistake
