USDA’s top four Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) officials held 22 meetings with persons outside the federal government over the summer, according to the agency’s public calendar. Food Safety News periodically published summaries of
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USDA Gives Consumers an Electronic Way to Register Complaints Around the Clock
Consumers now have an electronic system for reporting problems with meat, poultry and egg products from USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). “Consumers are an important source of the information that FSIS needs to…
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USDA to Host Food Safety Chat on Twitter
Today the U.S. Department of Agriculture will be going live at 3 p.m. EST to answer questions about food safety on Twitter.
Anyone is invited to attend these “virtual office hours,” hosted by Dr. Elizabeth…
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Letter From The Editor: Predictions Anyone?
Twenty-nine men and one woman have served as Secretary of Agriculture since the office was created when the U.S. Department of Agriculture achieved cabinet-level status in 1889. With the especially close Nov. 5 general election…
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Public Calendars Published For April and May; March Goes Missing
USDA’s public calendar for the agency’s four top food safety officials covering the month of March is again available on the Food Safety and Inspection Service’s website.
It disappeared over the weekend, raising the possibility…
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Outsiders Get Face Time at USDA’s Food Safety Shop
USDA’s top food safety officials continued to do a balancing act when it came to who got face time with them during the first quarter of 2012. The Food Safety and Inspection Service periodically publishes…
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Letter From The Editor: Just Mad
These should be heady days at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
The nation’s $1+ trillion deficit is not much of a speed bump for the $288 billion potpourri we call the 2012 Farm Bill…
Q&A with Elisabeth Hagen, Part II: Poultry, ‘Pink Slime’ and Labeling
Part II of a conversation with our nation’s highest ranking food safety official, Dr. Elisabeth Hagen, Under Secretary for Food Safety at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Q: The agency’s decision to declare six non-O157 …
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Q&A With Elisabeth Hagen, Part I: USDA’s New Non-O157 STEC Policy
A conversation with our nation’s highest ranking food safety official, Dr. Elisabeth Hagen, Under Secretary for Food Safety at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, on the agency’s landmark new policy on non-O157 STECs.
Q: Can …
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USDA, FDA to Host Town Hall at Food Safety Summit
Top Government Officials Mike Taylor (FDA) and Elisabeth Hagen (USDA) to host an open forum on major issues regarding regulatory agencies and the private sector. Speakers will provide an update on the Food Safety Modernization…
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