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Tough to fill the shoes of Mitzi Baum, but the STOP Board did just that. Sandra Eskin is now the CEO for STOP Foodborne Illness.
Eskin was appointed USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety on March 24, 2021. In this role, Eskin lead the Office of
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Great news, Sandra Eskin is new CEO at STOP
One USDA program is going down to the wire with changes.
The Food Service and inspection Service of the USDA has announced that it is extending its modified poultry line speed waivers so a study measuring the impact of increased line speeds on worker safety could be completed.
The FSIS
Continue Reading Poultry line speed changes could be in the wind for the new administration
Calling it a corporate dodge, U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro has released a response that Boar’s Head provided to questions she sent the company in the wake of a deadly listeria outbreak.
The outbreak killed at least 10 people and sickened dozens. It was traced to deli meat from the Boar’s
Continue Reading U.S. representative says response from Boar’s Head about Listeria outbreak is a fluff piece
You must admit that with Christmas around the corner, the folks keeping our food supply safe may well be on Santa’s naughty list and might be finding a lump of coal in their stockings.
Iceberg and Romaine Lettuce E. coli Outbreak
The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Have I missed any outbreaks over the last few months?
So as Food Safety News Editor, Dan Flynn, said in 2012, let us thank United Fresh Produce Association for:
– Killing the nation’s only (real) produce surveillance program (it was on life support until the end of 2012 and FDA has a small program).
– Turning Congress against the
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Time to bring back the Microbiological Data Program (MDP) to help Make Produce Safe Again (MPSA)
“Over the last few months, we have seen a stunning number of outbreaks, and I know because I have been doing this work since the 1993 Jack-in-the-Box E. coli Outbreak,” said William “Bill” Marler. “From Salmonella, Listeria and E. coli and foods as varied as cucumbers, deli meat, chicken
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At least 19 people in Minnesota have been sickened by E. coli O157:H7 tied to a national recall of more than 167,000 pounds of potentially tainted ground beef, federal health officials said.
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) was notified of illnesses on Nov. 13, and working
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: An undercooked hamburger E. Coli Outbreak
Damn, the last few months have been maddening, saddening and exhausting. What is going on?
Yu Shang Food Listeria Outbreak
As of November 22, 2024, 11 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria have been reported from four states – California (7), Illinois (2), New York (1) and New Jersey (1).
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Does it seem like the Wheels of the Food Safety Bus are coming off?
Yu Shang Food, Inc., a Spartanburg, SC, business, over the weekend recalled 4,589 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry products, which may have been adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
The ready-to-eat meat and poultry items were
Continue Reading Ready-to-eat meat and poultry recalled for Listeria
The Russell County Butchery submitted a petition that USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) took in on Sept. 5. It requests that FSIS change the guidance for determining whether a poultry slaughter or processing operation is exempt from inspection requirements of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA) to allow
Continue Reading A petition seeks small poultry operations under multiple exemptions