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FSIS and fixing the problem

By Dr. Michael Fisher on November 28, 2022

Editor’s note: This is part four of a four-part series.

In the previous three articles, I described what I consider the underlying causes of the devolution of FSIS as an organization. Any fool can criticize.

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Audit calls for change to food safety system in Poland

By Joe Whitworth on February 3, 2022

The food safety control system in Poland “leaves much to be desired,” according to the country’s Supreme Audit Office (NIK).

NIK analyzed nine of its inspections carried out in the past six years and five…
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Danish control finds food transport violations

By News Desk on January 23, 2022

Danish authorities have found a quarter of companies don’t follow the rules when collecting or delivering food.

A Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (Fødevarestyrelsen) control campaign from May to September 2021 looked at the transport…
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FDA will continue scaled back inspections for foreign food through March

By News Desk on January 22, 2022

The Food and Drug Administration has extended the previously announced temporary changes to its inspectional activities to ensure the safety of its employees and those of the firms it regulates.

The reduction of inspections comes…
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Study examines impact of FSMS on compliance with food safety rules

By News Desk on January 5, 2022

The frequency of official controls should not be reduced solely based on the existence of a certified food safety management system (FSMS), according to a recent report on a study.

Results from 1,484 official inspections…
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Faces of Food Safety: Meet David Vasquez of the FSIS

By U.S. Department of Agriculture on November 29, 2021
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David Vasquez, supervisory consumer safety inspector (SCSI) at Establishment (Est.) M675 in Hereford, Texas, has been with FSIS for 28 years. He supervises 20 food inspectors (FI), 4 consumer safety inspectors (CSI) and 2…
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Irish food agency details serious challenges in 2020

By Joe Whitworth on October 22, 2021

The coronavirus pandemic, Brexit and resource issues severely challenged the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) in 2020, according to the agency’s annual report.

Food inspections, sampling and enforcement orders all declined but food and…
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USDA puts $55.2 million into expanded meat and poultry access

By Dan Flynn on June 23, 2021

Six years after Rep. Thomas Massie, R-KY, first introduced the PRIME Act to exempt so-called custom slaughtering from federal inspection and allow farmers to produce food for restaurants, grocery stores, and hotels, an alternative has…
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Inspection of online food sales up in Czech Republic during pandemic

By News Desk on June 23, 2021

The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (SZPI) has revealed how inspectors had to focus more on online sales because of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.

The agency did more than 1,000 inspections that focused…
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Organizations tell FDA they want it to continue with inspection mandate

By Guest Contributor on June 11, 2021

Editor’s note: Following is a letter signed by a coalition of organizations and sent to Janet Woodcock, M.D., FDA Acting Commissioner of Food and Drugs.

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Dear Dr. Woodcock,

The undersigned organizations, representing the food…
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