Food safety is reason enough to kill the Processing Revival and Interstate Meat Exemption Act, otherwise known as the PRIME Act, according to some of the industry’s most powerful players.
The North American Meat Institute and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association put themselves on record for the 118th Congress as
Continue Reading Food safety concerns are said to require the defeat of the “well-intentioned” PRIME Act
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the State of Oregon have reached a cooperative agreement, under which the state inspection program may inspect meat products produced for shipment within the state.
Under the cooperative agreement, the state inspection program must develop, administer, and enforce requirements “at least
Continue Reading Oregon’s state inspection program is 28th in the nation
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is proposing to amend regulations to define yak as an “exotic animal.” This change would make yak eligible for voluntary inspections and the USDA voluntary mark of inspection.
Exotic animal products are not amenable to mandatory inspection under the Federal
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Amos Miller and Miller’s Organic Farm must appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge Marilyn Heffley on July 18 for a settlement conference about whether the operation is subject to federal food safety laws, according to court documents.
Miller and Miller’s Organic Farm, based in Bird-in-Hand, PA, were named on April 4
Continue Reading Government going for settlement with Amos Miller and Miller’s Organic Farm
“Salmonella on a raw uncooked product is not, in and of itself, a public health risk … Salmonella on a raw uncooked hamburger does not make it adulterated. It does not mean that the plant is not operating in an unsanitary way.”
– Patrick Boyle, CEO of the
Continue Reading Adulteration – In the Eyes of the Beholden?
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) Tuesday introduced legislation to require that food producers take responsibility for keeping food free from harmful pathogens.
The bill would amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, and the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the sale of any food
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Friday that Vatran’s Fine Foods. Inc., of Tracy, CA, was recalling approximately 11,500 pounds of assorted meat and poultry products because “they were produced without the benefit of federal inspection.”
The Federal Meat Inspection Act requires that the USDA’s food safety agency, the
