FSIS

Why we are modernizing swine slaughter inspection

Opinion USDA’s Mindy Brashears submitted this column to Food Safety News this week. In the world of food safety, 1993 was a watershed moment. Early that year, hundreds of

By U.S. Department of Agriculture

/ 19 Sep 2019

Why we are modernizing swine slaughter inspection

Final hog rule sent off to the Federal Register, ending the HIMP pilot era after 22 years

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service’s new regulatory system for market hogs is a direct descendant of the food safety reforms first put in place after the

By Dan Flynn

/ 18 Sep 2019

Final hog rule sent off to the Federal Register, ending the HIMP pilot era after 22 years

Faces of Food Safety: Meet Nicole Suggs of FSIS

Contributed Editor’s note: This is a recent installment in a series of employee profiles published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service, republished here

By U.S. Department of Agriculture

/ 26 Aug 2019

Faces of Food Safety: Meet Nicole Suggs of FSIS

Publisher’s Platform: FSIS knows your chicken is tainted, says it’s OK to sell, but tells you not to wash it

By warning you not to wash chicken (or other poultry), FSIS correctly recognizes the risk of cross-contamination in your kitchen and the risk that it poses to you and your

By Bill Marler

/ 21 Aug 2019

Publisher’s Platform: FSIS knows your chicken is tainted, says it’s OK to sell, but tells you not to wash it

Criminal convictions top FSIS Quarterly Enforcement Report

The USDA’s quarterly report of enforcement activities by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is topped off by the criminal conviction of Antillio Graniello. The U.S. District

By Dan Flynn

/ 21 Aug 2019

Criminal convictions top FSIS Quarterly Enforcement Report

USDA finds religious exempt chicken, small operators have pathogen problems

Tests showed a higher than average prevalence of Salmonella and Campylobacter in chicken that is produced under religious exemptions and at low-volume facilities, but the government is not going to

By Coral Beach

/ 20 Aug 2019

USDA finds religious exempt chicken, small operators have pathogen problems

USDA audits world’s third smallest country for pork exports

Two-way trade between the United States and the micro-state of San Marino is a mere $7 million a year. And a scant amount of that involves any food or agricultural

By Dan Flynn

/ 19 Aug 2019

USDA audits world’s third smallest country for pork exports

France’s food safety system found equivalent to USA for veal, pork and ready-to-eat meats

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service released a new on-site equivalence verification audit for France. It did not find any deficiencies that represented an immediate threat to public health.

By News Desk

/ 19 Aug 2019

France’s food safety system found equivalent to USA for veal, pork and ready-to-eat meats

342 pounds of chicken products recalled after complaint from consumer

After a consumer complaint, Taylor Farms Inc. of Chicago is recalling 342 pounds of breaded chicken because of a processing defect that may have led to undercooking of products, a

By News Desk

/ 9 Aug 2019

342 pounds of chicken products recalled after complaint from consumer

Conagra recalls ‘Beefy Mac’ for processing defect, possible bacteria

After routine inspection activities uncovered a potential processing defect that could allow bacterial pathogens to survive, Conagra recalled a beef and pasta product from distributors and retailers in four states.

By News Desk

/ 2 Aug 2019

Conagra recalls ‘Beefy Mac’ for processing defect, possible bacteria

Tons of illegal catfish products from Bangladesh, Myanmar recalled

More than 76,025 pounds of catfish products that were imported from Bangladesh and Myanmar, which are ineligible to export such products to the United States, are under recall in

By News Desk

/ 27 Jul 2019

Tons of illegal catfish products from Bangladesh, Myanmar recalled

48,000 pounds of polish sausage with beef recalled for plastic bits

Kent Quality Foods Inc. of Grand Rapids, Michigan has recalled approximately 48,681 pounds of ready-to-eat polish sausage with beef products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, “specifically pieces

By Kelsey M. Mackin

/ 27 Jul 2019

48,000 pounds of polish sausage with beef recalled for plastic bits

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FSIS

Why we are modernizing swine slaughter inspection

Final hog rule sent off to the Federal Register, ending the HIMP pilot era after 22 years

Faces of Food Safety: Meet Nicole Suggs of FSIS

Publisher’s Platform: FSIS knows your chicken is tainted, says it’s OK to sell, but tells you not to wash it

Criminal convictions top FSIS Quarterly Enforcement Report

USDA finds religious exempt chicken, small operators have pathogen problems

USDA audits world’s third smallest country for pork exports

France’s food safety system found equivalent to USA for veal, pork and ready-to-eat meats

342 pounds of chicken products recalled after complaint from consumer

Conagra recalls ‘Beefy Mac’ for processing defect, possible bacteria

Tons of illegal catfish products from Bangladesh, Myanmar recalled

48,000 pounds of polish sausage with beef recalled for plastic bits

Your Support Protects Public Health