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ALERT: U.S. representative, advocates say food safety programs dangerously disrupted

ALERT: A USDA spokesperson told Food Safety News the agency is not staffing its phones dedicated to consumer complaints about meat, poultry and processed egg products during the partial government

By Coral Beach

/ 17 Jan 2019

ALERT: U.S. representative, advocates say food safety programs dangerously disrupted

EU tightens import rules for some fruits, vegetables, nuts

The European Commission has updated the list of imported products subject to official controls including the frequency of checks. Black pepper from Brazil and crushed or ground Capsicum from China

By Joe Whitworth

/ 16 Jan 2019

EU tightens import rules for some fruits, vegetables, nuts

FDA’s warning letters appear to drop off as budget/wall battle continues in D.C.

Pundits and politicians say there’s no quick end in sight to the partial shutdown of the federal government as signs of the practical impact of the impasse continue to

By Coral Beach

/ 14 Jan 2019

FDA’s warning letters appear to drop off as budget/wall battle continues in D.C.

Beach Beat: Is food safety essential to public safety? Good question

Opinion Tomorrow some of the fuzzy math related to the government’s operational status will come into clear focus for many so called non-essential federal employees when they don’t

By Coral Beach

/ 10 Jan 2019

Beach Beat: Is food safety essential to public safety? Good question

Partial government shutdown is giving federal food safety a stress test

The Alliance for A Stronger FDA, a non-profit organization that has been rattling the fiscal cages in Washington D.C. for more than a decade, isn’t buying the line

By Dan Flynn

/ 8 Jan 2019

Partial government shutdown is giving federal food safety a stress test

Immediate closure ordered for Almanza’s Mexican Food in Northern Colorado

A Northern Colorado Mexican restaurant with a horrible food inspection record was ordered to immediately shut down Monday by county commissioners. For the second time in as many years, operations

By Dan Flynn

/ 8 Jan 2019

Immediate closure ordered for Almanza’s Mexican Food in Northern Colorado

Report details most common violations at FDA-regulated food facilities

Food standard violations at 874 facilities around the country in FY 2018 fell into one of five categories, according to a company that helps other businesses with FDA compliance. Registrar

By Dan Flynn

/ 4 Jan 2019

Report details most common violations at FDA-regulated food facilities

Public Health in — King County links bacterial toxin illnesses back to Seattle noodle shop

Public Health —Seattle & King County is investigating an outbreak of gastroenteritis with abdominal cramping and diarrhea associated with Xi’an Noodles in Seattle. Xi’an Noodles is at 5259

By News Desk

/ 4 Jan 2019

Public Health in — King County links bacterial toxin illnesses back to Seattle noodle shop

Details will differ, but one thing’s for sure — 2019 will have food safety headlines

Opinion Pop quiz: When is food food? When are foodborne pathogens pathogens? When will government act? When will businesses do the right thing? I’ve no doubt these questions, in

By Coral Beach

/ 1 Jan 2019

Details will differ, but one thing’s for sure — 2019 will have food safety headlines

Faces of Food Safety: Meet Sheila McMillan of FSIS

Contributed Editor’s note: This is a recent installment in a series of employee profiles published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service, republished here

By U.S. Department of Agriculture

/ 31 Dec 2018

Faces of Food Safety: Meet Sheila McMillan of FSIS

It was business as usual on first business day of partial government shutdown

Everyone returning to work early Wednesday at Colorado’s big JBS beef plant had to contend with some pretty cold weather, but they did not have any concerns about whether

By Dan Flynn

/ 27 Dec 2018

It was business as usual on first business day of partial government shutdown

NEA and AVA step up food safety checks during festive season

The National Environment Agency (NEA) and Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) are to step up checks on food sites during the holiday season. The agencies told all operators

By News Desk

/ 12 Dec 2018

NEA and AVA step up food safety checks during festive season

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Enforcement

ALERT: U.S. representative, advocates say food safety programs dangerously disrupted

EU tightens import rules for some fruits, vegetables, nuts

FDA’s warning letters appear to drop off as budget/wall battle continues in D.C.

Beach Beat: Is food safety essential to public safety? Good question

Partial government shutdown is giving federal food safety a stress test

Immediate closure ordered for Almanza’s Mexican Food in Northern Colorado

Report details most common violations at FDA-regulated food facilities

Public Health in — King County links bacterial toxin illnesses back to Seattle noodle shop

Details will differ, but one thing’s for sure — 2019 will have food safety headlines

Faces of Food Safety: Meet Sheila McMillan of FSIS

It was business as usual on first business day of partial government shutdown

NEA and AVA step up food safety checks during festive season

Your Support Protects Public Health