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Uruguay’s inspections of beef and lamb found “equivalent to that of United States”

By Dan Flynn on March 30, 2020

Uruguay exports raw and processed beef and lamb products to the United States, and USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) finds no reason that those shipments cannot continue.

The FSIS performed an on-site equivalence…
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Auditor sent to Buenos Aires to double check on Argentina’s meat exports

By Dan Flynn on March 27, 2020

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) sent one of its auditors back to Argentina this past December to confirm that the South American country was making the corrective actions requested in the regular 2019…
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USDA conducts on-site food safety audit for Germany’s processed meat exports

By Dan Flynn on October 25, 2019

A new USDA audit of Germany’s food safety systems for processed meat products exported to the United States did not find much to cause concern.  The on-site verification audit of Germany’s inspection system occurred from…
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USDA audits world’s third smallest country for pork exports

By Dan Flynn on August 19, 2019

Two-way trade between the United States and the micro-state of San Marino is a mere $7 million a year. And a scant amount of that involves any food or agricultural product whatsoever.

The world’s oldest…
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France’s food safety system found equivalent to USA for veal, pork and ready-to-eat meats

By News Desk on August 19, 2019

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service released a new on-site equivalence verification audit for France. It did not find any deficiencies that represented an immediate threat to public health.

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Canada’s Food Inspection Agency Given Lowest Passing Grade in U.S. Audit

By James Andrews on January 8, 2014

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) received an “adequate” rating – the lowest passing grade – in the latest audit by the U.S. government to determine its equivalency on food safety standards, according to documents…
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FSIS Makes Cut to Foreign Meat Safety Audits Public

By Helena Bottemiller on January 28, 2013

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it has stopped annual food safety audits for foreign countries shipping meat to the U.S. and will now do these audits just once every three years. The policy change…
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Letter From The Editor: “The Blob” in 2012

By Dan Flynn on November 18, 2012

The 1958 science fiction movie “The Blob” remains a classic because it introduced the great Steve McQueen in a leading role. Probably because the horror flick about a giant amoeba-like space alien landing in Pennsylvania…
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Letter From The Editor: USDA Drops Ball on Foreign Meat Safety

By Dan Flynn on November 4, 2012

We practice at least two types of journalism here. Mostly we do daily journalism, finding out what we can and bringing it to you in the same news cycle. We are also are able to…
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Investigation: USDA Quietly Eliminated 60 Percent of Foreign Meat Inspections

By Helena Bottemiller on November 1, 2012

Sending U.S. Department of Agriculture officials overseas to inspect meat and poultry plants whose products are destined for American consumers has long been a bedrock of our modern import safety system, but an investigation by…
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