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 of 110 Finnish sites covering slaughterhouses, other meat establishments, fish and milk plants, and bakeries
Continue Reading Study examines impact of FSMS on compliance with food safety rules
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 intermittent FIs. He also juggles a variety of tasks.
He supervises 20 food inspectors (FI),
Continue Reading Faces of Food Safety: Meet David Vasquez of the FSIS
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 allergen alerts rose compared to 2019.
Inspectors served businesses with 31 closure orders, two improvement
Continue Reading Irish food agency details serious challenges in 2020
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 emerged.
It does not provide the freedom offered by the PRIME Act, but it does
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 on online sales from 616 firms at 806 establishments, according to its annual report. This
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 industry, consumers, and state and local food safety regulators, write to express our support for
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 proposes a restart to the regulatory system for the highest risk businesses and providing greater
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 inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
“FSIS
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, poor recordkeeping, inefficient reporting practices, and a lack of up-to-date guidance material at the health
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 recalling 9,847 pounds of meat and poultry pasta products that were produced without the benefit
Continue Reading Nearly 10 thousand pounds of pasta products under recall for lack of inspection
