Many people have had something to say about chicken and other poultry destined for U.S. tables potentially coming from or through China. The latest concerns come from 14 members
Food Safety News has learned that Brian Ronholm has been named acting under secretary for food safety at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Brian Ronholm joined USDA in April
Food-safety advocates are praising the U.S. Department of Agriculture for releasing its Salmonella Action Plan while also criticizing it for not going far enough in reducing the estimated 1.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) has released its Salmonella Action Plan to address the estimated 1.3 million illnesses caused by the pathogen
The White House put out its “Current Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions” for Fall 2013 on Nov. 26, and it lists a number of
Third-quarter food recalls enforced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) both ticked up from the previous quarter when compared by
Dr. Elisabeth Hagen is departing government in mid-December, again leaving America without a Senate-confirmed under secretary for food safety. How common are these periods when USDA is without an under
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that Elisabeth Hagen plans to leave her position as under secretary for food safety in mid-December. In her statement, Hagen said that
A communication breakdown between Milford, TX-based Fran’s Fryers and USDA’s Food Safety and inspection Service (FSIS) personnel led to a small quantity of raw poultry being processed without
On Sunday evening, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service declared that China’s poultry-slaughter system is not equivalent and so poultry slaughtered in China
Milwaukee-based Garden Fresh Foods has recalled another 103,080 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken and ham products due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Combined with the original Sept. 25, 2013
Boston Salads and Provisions Company, Inc., of Boston, MA, is recalling approximately 222,959 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken salad products due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S.