The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced that it will host a meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection focused
The nation is just two weeks away from going off the so-called ‘fiscal cliff’ — a combination of significant, automatic budget cuts and the expiration of the Bush tax cuts. Most
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Monday released details on their new “hold and test” policy, which will soon require meat producers to
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has updated its list of priorities for food safety researchers in order to help advance the safety
After two nationwide Salmonella outbreaks linked to ground turkey sickened at least 148 people last year, the federal government has decided to implement stricter pathogen controls for raw ground poultry
A New York company is recalling approximately 2,375 pounds of beef and cheese empanadas because they were produced without government inspection. Cantina Foods of Buffalo, NY issued a voluntary
Meat and poultry producers who use ionized radiation to kill pathogens in product now have expanded options, thanks to two rules published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
The convictions and sentences entered for a Gardena, CA meat company and its president were the centerpiece of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s criminal enforcement actions during the
As Americans finish up their Thanksgiving leftovers, there are two turkeys who skipped the oven and are heading into retirement. Following what has become a national tradition, President Obama “pardoned”
A new bill on its way to President Obama’s desk for approval aims to improve protections for whistleblowers working in the federal government, including those in food-related areas such
A former poultry inspector is calling on the government not to shift the responsibility of poultry inspection from federal inspectors to companies, a move being considered by the U.S.
USDA’s top four Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) officials held 22 meetings with persons outside the federal government over the summer, according to the agency’s public calendar.