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Continue Reading USDA food safety agencies announces plan to reduce Salmonella
Unlike the first 90 days or so of the coronavirus pandemic, not every outsider who made contact with USDA’s top Food Safety and Inspection Service executives in June wanted to talk about COVID-19. Nor was
Continue Reading Food safety brass over summer were taking COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 calls
When there are Star Trek replicators, what are they going to call the meat, poultry, or seafood products that come out of them? Steaks and chops and chicken breasts from the replicators will be grown
Continue Reading FDA/USDA say they are making progress on labeling cell-made food
The day after she was finally confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Mindy Brashears was back home in Lubbock, TX, giving an Ag Appreciation Day speech to the local Chamber of Commerce. After that, she’s found
Continue Reading At the start, Brashears finds Under Secretary for Food Safety job is all COVID-19 all the time
Bill Marler is getting the last word on the petition he filed with USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) in January, which is on behalf of Rick Schiller, Steven Romes, the Porter Family, Food
Continue Reading Bill Marler’s last word (or maybe not) on the Salmonella petition
The federal government this week signaled its willingness to take over any part of the food industry that isn’t functioning properly to keep production flowing.
For the moment, the extended authority is being provided to
Continue Reading From meat to fruits and vegetables, the fight to prevent food shortages moves on
In March, when Mindy M. Brashears became the fifth Senate-confirmed USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety and Paul Kiecker moved up to be theUSDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service Administrator, it’s likely neither could have
Continue Reading Rottenberg’s last 6 months were busy, and were over before the storm
Consumer Reports Tuesday sent out some suggestions for USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service to ensure the safety and availability of meat, poultry and other food products during the COVID-19 pandemic.
CR’s sent the advice
Continue Reading Consumer Reports suggests USDA take action to address COVID-19 risks
Mindy Brashears of Texas is the fifth Senate-confirmed undersecretary of food safety. She was confirmed with a voice vote of the U.S. Senate late Monday.
Brashears succeeds Dr. Elizabeth Hagen who stepped down as undersecretary
Continue Reading Senate confirms Mindy Brashears as undersecretary of food safety
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
Continue Reading Brashears begins her second year as deputy undersecretary with new plan for FSIS
Each member of the triumvirate responsible for food safety at USDA brings something unique to the department’s leadership. Deputy Under Secretary Mindy Brashears is a top food scientist. FSIS Administrator Carmen Rottenberg is an experienced
Continue Reading USDA’s food safety triumvirate had a lot of visitors this past year
