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
Analysis
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
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
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
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.
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
Opinion
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
Opinion
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.
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,
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
Opinion
Editor’s note: Steven Mandernach, AFDO executive director, presented these comments on the organization’s salmonella position earlier this fall.
Let me start by thanking Under Secretary Dr. Mindy
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), in collaboration with public health agencies, investigates foodborne illness associated with FSIS-regulated products to determine which specific products are making people
