One of the nation’s largest beef processors announced Thursday that it has begun testing for six poisonous strains of E. coli in addition to E. coli O157:H7 — the
Meat and poulty producers will soon be required to keep products being tested for pathogens off the market until all samples have been cleared. This practice could prove extremely challenging
Sampling and testing for E. coli O157:H7 is being increased during August and September at mid-sized to large ground beef processing plants, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection
Last Friday, Dr. Betsy Booren, Director of Scientific Affairs at the American Meat Institute, received a long-awaited letter from the Food Safety Inspection Service. It had been five long years
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has posted a notice on a few proposed policy changes to its Salmonella Initiative Program, which aims
Eighteen months ago, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) signaled that the meat industry’s 2005 request to use low-dose irradiation as a
I was rereading the June 3, 2011 (the original version) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) statement on the E. coli O104:H4 outbreak in Europe on my flight to Seattle
An Illinois company is recalling approximately 3,200 pounds of raw and ready-to-eat sausage links and patties that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service
Sometimes events just run over the best planned lobbying strategy.
Take the American Meat Institute (AMI) for example. Wednesday found it again rolling out what it claims are problems with
The Obama administration expressed “serious concerns” Monday about the agriculture appropriations bill for fiscal year 2012 the House is expected to vote on today. The spending bill, which was recently
Editor’s Note: This opinion piece was written by Carol L. Tucker-Foreman and Richard A. Raymond, M.D.
Like the familiar cell phone coverage commercial on television, we are beginning
The Center for Science in the Public Interest, a non-profit focused on nutrition and food safety, has petitioned the U.S. Department of Agriculture asking to classify four antibiotic-resistant strains