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
Continue Reading USDA puts $55.2 million into expanded meat and poultry access
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
Continue Reading Inspection of online food sales up in Czech Republic during pandemic
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.
Dear Dr. Woodcock,
The undersigned organizations, representing the food
Continue Reading Organizations tell FDA they want it to continue with inspection mandate
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has set out a plan of how local authorities can get back to food hygiene and standards work after dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.
The recovery plan for local authorities
Continue Reading FSA fixes timeline to get inspections back on track after initial impact of COVID-19
Milan Provisions Co. Inc., a Corona, NY, establishment, is recalling about 6,000 pounds of heat-treated, not fully cooked, not shelf stable chorizo sausage products made using a pork ingredient produced without the benefit of federal
Continue Reading New York company recalls 3 tons of sausage products for inspection issue
A report on how the department of health in an Australian state handles food safety has found several shortcomings.
Findings from the Western Australian Auditor General included overdue inspections and lack of timely follow up,
Continue Reading Audit finds gaps in health agency’s food safety role
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has updated a March 20 recall of Avanza Pasta LLC meat and poultry pasta products. Dozens of brands are involved.
Avanza Pasta LLC is
Continue Reading Nearly 10 thousand pounds of pasta products under recall for lack of inspection
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is warning the public to not eat certain beef and lamb products because they were produced by One Meat Corp., doing business as Eastern
Continue Reading Certain meat sold online was not inspected; USDA warns public not to eat it
Avanza Pasta LLC is recalling 2,200 pounds of meat and poultry pasta products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
Continue Reading More than a ton of pasta products under recall for lack of inspection
A new website has been launched by the New Jersey Department of Agriculture to provide essential information for producers about the inspections that are required by federal law.
The site provides information and frequently asked
Continue Reading New produce safety website provides information for pre-inspection reviews
Food outlets in the most deprived areas are less likely to meet hygiene standards than those in the least deprived regions of England and Wales, according to a study.
Takeaways, sandwich shops and convenience retailers
Continue Reading Outlets in poor areas less likely to meet food hygiene standards
