Editor’s Note: In this year-end summary, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) reports on its key achievements for fiscal year (FY) 2020 and highlights progress on its goal of modernizing the agency and fulfilling
Continue Reading Here’s what the Food Safety and Inspection Service did in fiscal year 2020
With federal food safety programs spread across the government, it’s always difficult to follow when things are coming together at the last minute.
But this year was even more confusing than most because: First there
Continue Reading Funding points to some likely food safety priorities for 2021
Tom Vilsack already is one of the longest serving cabinet members to work as Secretary of Agriculture, and now President-elect Joe Biden wants Vilsack to serve again in that capacity, an appointment that opens
Continue Reading Vilsack’s food safety record is filled with accomplishments, and maybe a ding or two
The product is no longer available to consumers, but USDA officials have issued a public alert for certain organic imported raw chicken wings because they are marked with a fraudulent establishment number. Label information printed
Continue Reading USDA concerned about chicken from China; fake U.S. inspection mark used
Perfect Pasta Inc. of Addison, IL, is recalling an undetermined amount of heat treated, not shelf stable frozen meat and poultry products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection, the U.S. Department of
Continue Reading Unknown volume of meat, poultry products under recall for lack of inspections
The public are being asked to check their freezers for a flavor of Lean Cuisine frozen dinners because consumers have been complaining about pieces of hard plastic in the product. Nestle has launched a nationwide
Continue Reading Nestle recalls some Lean Cuisine dinners because of several consumer complaints about plastic
If the United States had a single independent food safety authority like most counties, a change of administrators would not be a significant event. But with food safety spread across as many as 20 departments
Continue Reading Election brings change of some food safety officials from across government
If you are recently out of office as a popular agricultural state governor and your campaign for president went bust, getting yourself appointed as Secretary of Agriculture is your next logical option. But if
Continue Reading Letter From The Editor: We wish there was a difference, but there’s not
Dear Editor,
This is in regard to the FSN publication Nov. 18, 2020: “Food and drug officials weigh in on federal Salmonella rules for poultry” by Steven Mandernach, AFDO. Here is my response that
Continue Reading Letter to the Editor: A different view on new Salmonella rules
Criminal convictions top the Food Safety and Inspection Service’s (FSIS’s) final quarterly enforcement report for 2020.
Flavor Trade LLC and owner Shannon Kimball, of Kansas City, MO,; and, New England Meat Packing LLC, and HAACP
Continue Reading FSIS Quarterly Enforcement Report cites criminal actions related to food safety
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a public health alert on Saturday for chicken and beef samosa products containing spring roll pastries that have been recalled by the manufacturer, Tee Yih Jia (TYJ)
Continue Reading Public health alert over misbranding snafu
