Public health officials in the United States have confirmed that ten people, all requiring hospitalization, are infected with an outbreak strain of Listeria according to reports from three states–Florida, Massachusetts, and New York. One death
Continue Reading Deli meats suspected for causing 3-state Listeria outbreak: 1 Death
ROSEMONT, IL — Yesterday’s Food Safety Summit’s annual Town Hall Q&A featured top regulators and agency leaders from FDA, USDA, AFDO and CDC. They talked about their agency’s work during the past year, with a
Continue Reading Leaders speak about how their agencies have responded in the wake of the pandemic
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Continue Reading USDA food safety agencies announces plan to reduce Salmonella
Federal egg inspections are getting an update for the first time in 50 years, according to USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
The new egg inspection rule will take effect at 83 USDA-inspected eggplants
Continue Reading USDA puts inspectors on egg “patrol” and gives egg producers more flexibility
Every week I pore over the warning letters the Food and Drug Administration has sent to food firms. These letters are sent to food companies in the U.S. and companies importing into the U.S.
Continue Reading Transparency is (redacted)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is holding a virtual public meeting on Oct. 6 to discuss the state of consumer food safety education, current research, and future studies
Continue Reading USDA calls food safety education meeting for early October
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Food Safety (OFS) and the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) are hosting a virtual public meeting on Salmonella with participation from the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), the
Continue Reading Sept. 22 set for virtual public meeting on Salmonella
The appointment of 10 new members to the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection (NACMPI) and an additional new member to the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) have been
Continue Reading USDA Appoints New Members to Food Safety Advisory Committees
Only a handful of large meat and poultry establishments were subjected to administrative action by USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service this past quarter when the industry came under pandemic pressures.
Food Safety News previously
Continue Reading Administrative action light against large establishments during ‘COVID-19 Quarter’
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the State of Vermont have reached an agreement that expands business opportunities for state-inspected meat and poultry business in the Green Mountain State. FSIS and Vermont have
Continue Reading USDA and Vermont reach Cooperative Interstate Shipment (CIS) agreement
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert because Bluegrass Provisions Co., a Crescent Springs, Ky. establishment, produced sausage products that may be contaminated with Listeria
Continue Reading Public health alert for sausages that USDA thinks are no longer on the market
