Anytime you think you are seriously ill, seek medical attention. And if you think food caused your illness, make sure it gets reported. Most foodborne illnesses are “reportable,” which means your
Continue Reading Here’s how to report your USA food problem directly to USDA or FDA
As students, parents and caretakers adjust to a physical return to classrooms this fall, the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds families to follow food safety practices to prevent foodborne
Continue Reading Parents can make frozen food lessons fun for their children, increasing food safety
SAS Foods Enterprises Inc. is recalling more than 3,700 pounds of beef and chicken empanada products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection. They also have a false USDA mark of inspection, the
Continue Reading Anonymous tip leads to USDA recall of beef, chicken empanada products
During this year’s national Food Safety Education Month, STOP Foodborne Illness is asking their constituents and the public at large to increase awareness about foodborne illness and the fact that an
Continue Reading STOP3000: Raising awareness of foodborne illness with every step
In July the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) began collecting different types
Continue Reading CDC declares deadly Listeria outbreak associated with chicken is over
Editor’s note: Following is a letter sent to the USDA’s deputy undersecretary for food safety regarding a petition filed by several consumer groups and individuals who are asking the government to declare certain types
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Request for update on petition to deem Salmonella an adulterant
Three days after the CDC announced that Fratelli Beretta Italian meat products were linked to a Salmonella outbreak, the company has announced a nationwide recall of more than 430 tons of one of its products.
Continue Reading Hundreds of tons of Italian meat recalled because of Salmonella outbreak
As if dealing with a scofflaw last month, Judge Edward G. Smith hit Amos Miller with a hefty $250,000 fine with a 30-day payment deadline. Miller and his wife, from Bird-In-Hand, PA, own farms and
Continue Reading Federal judge changes tactics, delays farmer’s $250,000 fine
This year marks 25 years since FSIS issued its landmark final rule, “Pathogen Reduction/Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (PR/HACCP),” issued in the summer of 1996.
“Food safety is an ever-evolving process,” said FSIS
Continue Reading 25 years later FSIS final rule on pathogen reduction still making a difference
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service regulates about 6,200 private establishments with something called progressive discipline. It’s where to look for everything from a minor infraction involving a slaughter operation to criminal prosecutions. The
Continue Reading USDA’s third quarter enforcement report finds high levels of activity
Federal officials have identified specific stores that sold recalled frozen, raw breaded chicken products. The products are associated with a Salmonella outbreak.
At least 28 people across eight states have been confirmed infected in the
Continue Reading Walmart, Aldi among retailers that received recalled raw, frozen chicken products linked to outbreak
