Inspector General

Publisher’s Platform: With the OIG ousted, what happens to investigation of FSIS’s handling of Boar’s Head?

— OPINION — Federal Offices of Inspector’s General (OIGs) provide the vital role of: * OIGs conduct investigations and reviews to oversee the financial health, safety, and efficiency of their agencies. * OIGs

By Bill Marler

/ 28 Jan 2025

Publisher’s Platform: With the OIG ousted, what happens to investigation of FSIS’s handling of Boar’s Head?

USDA launches internal investigation into handling of Boar’s Head inspections

The USDA Inspector General has launched an internal investigation into the agency’s handling of problems at a Boar’s Head production plant linked to a deadly Listeria outbreak. Sen.

By Coral Beach

/ 16 Oct 2024

Publisher’s Platform: Members of Congress and San Francisco Foodies, Let the Process Work

Members of Congress, and the reporters who cover them, love to be in the know, and, when they do not have that insider information, they feel a bit weak and

By Bill Marler

/ 22 Feb 2014

Too Many Repeat Violators in Hog Slaughter, IG Report Says

Too many repeat violations are occurring at federally inspected pig slaughter plants, and the problem lies with inadequate enforcement, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Inspector General.

By Dan Flynn

/ 16 May 2013

Inspector General Faults FDA Outsourcing of State Inspections

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s increasing reliance on state and local officials to conduct boots-on-the-ground inspections of food facilities may leave consumers vulnerable, a Health and Human

By Helena Bottemiller

/ 14 Dec 2011

Audit Finds Lapses in FDA Imported Food Recalls

Officials at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have made some serious missteps trying to keep potentially hazardous imported food off the market, according to a new government audit.

By Helena Bottemiller

/ 21 Jun 2011

Audit Chides USDA for Approving Tainted Eggs

The U.S. government’s “right hand” was grading and okaying egg shipments while its “left hand” was testing for and finding Salmonella contamination. And the right hand had no

By Dan Flynn

/ 29 Mar 2011

GAO: Food Safety Fragmentation Needs to be Fixed

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has come out with yet another report lambasting the federal food safety system for being fragmented and in need of reform, this time calling on

By Helena Bottemiller

/ 20 Mar 2011

More Discussion of E. coli Testing in Beef

One week after U.S. Department of Agriculture Inspector General Phyllis Fong called for better E. coli O157:H7 testing procedures, the Beef Industry Food Safety Council unveiled new, voluntary

By News Desk

/ 7 Mar 2011

Audit Finds Tainted Meat Reaching Consumers

Veterinary drugs, pesticides, and heavy metals are making it onto our plates via meat, according to a federal audit released this week. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office

By Helena Bottemiller

/ 13 Apr 2010

Report Finds Lax USDA Organic Oversight

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) oversight of organic food has been lax since the agency’s organic program was launched in 2002, according to a recent

By Helena Bottemiller

/ 21 Mar 2010

Gaps Found in FDA Food Facility Registry

Almost half of food facilities fail to provide accurate information to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and five percent of all firms producing food fail to register

By Helena Bottemiller

/ 14 Dec 2009

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Inspector General

Publisher’s Platform: With the OIG ousted, what happens to investigation of FSIS’s handling of Boar’s Head?

USDA launches internal investigation into handling of Boar’s Head inspections

Publisher’s Platform: Members of Congress and San Francisco Foodies, Let the Process Work

Too Many Repeat Violators in Hog Slaughter, IG Report Says

Inspector General Faults FDA Outsourcing of State Inspections

Audit Finds Lapses in FDA Imported Food Recalls

Audit Chides USDA for Approving Tainted Eggs

GAO: Food Safety Fragmentation Needs to be Fixed

More Discussion of E. coli Testing in Beef

Audit Finds Tainted Meat Reaching Consumers

Report Finds Lax USDA Organic Oversight

Gaps Found in FDA Food Facility Registry

Your Support Protects Public Health