The third in a series of four reports on synergies of official controls with food business operators’ internal protocols has been published.
It covers a fact finding mission to Belgium in Sept. 2017. Reports on
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Seafood processor netted for lack of hazard plan
A seafood processing facility in New York is on notice from the Food and Drug Administration for serious violations of the seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulation.
Officials from the FDA inspected
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FDA puts seafood processor on notice for lack of hazard plan
A seafood processing facility in Kentucky is on notice from the Food and Drug Administration for serious violations of the seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulation.
Officials from the FDA’s Division Office
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Uninspected Pasta Recalled due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens
Home Maid Ravioli Company, Inc., a South San Francisco, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 38,950 pounds of meat and poultry ravioli and pasta products produced without the benefit of federal inspection and due to misbranding
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3 Violations at Boise Co-op Found in Post-Outbreak Inspection
The Boise, ID, store owned by 24,000 members, and with a deli that sickened about 300 customers since June 1, is still having more problems. In a July 24, 2015, inspection, the local health department
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FSIS Warns About Breaded Chicken Products Produced Without Inspection
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert because VU Foods LLC of Kansas City, MO, has refused to issue a recall of breaded chicken products
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Federal Government Shutdown: Impact on Food Safety May Compound Over Time
As the U.S. enters the third day of a federal government shutdown, meat inspectors at the U.S. Department of Agriculture will continue performing their duties uninterrupted, while inspectors at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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USDA's Hagen Addresses Rep. DeLauro on Inspector IT Network
Dr. Elisabeth Hagen, Under Secretary of Food Safety for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, wrote a letter to Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) last week regarding DeLauro’s concerns over a reportedly problematic computer network used by
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FDA Moving Too Slowly to Promote Private Inspections
Congress told the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to require importers, beginning no later than July 2012, to verify the safety of each shipment entering the U.S. Those who relied upon independent private inspections
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Time to Clean House at FSIS
This is reprinted from the Food & Water Watch blog. I am supposed to be on vacation this week. I have been pulling weeds from my vegetable garden – not using Round Up or
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USDA: New York Times Article Misrepresented IT Malfunction
The story of a two-day computer system failure within the U.S. Department of Agriculture earlier this month has been exaggerated by The New York Times and does not accurately represent the state of meat inspection
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