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FSIS Lauded for New ‘Hold and Test’ E. coli Control Policy
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Monday released details on their new “hold and test” policy, which will soon require meat producers to hold shipments of ground beef, tenderized steaks
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Ohio First State to Gain Interstate Approval for Small, Local Meat Plants
Ohio this week became the first state to gain approval to sell meat from small, state-inspected slaughterhouses across state lines — a critical step toward rebuilding processing infrastructure for small-scale, regional meat and poultry producers.
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‘Profits First’ Mindset May Hinder Meat Testing
I have been known as the “whistleblower” against Peanut Corp. of America, the company responsible for the peanut butter Salmonella outbreak of 2009, which eventually turned into the largest food recall in U.S. history. I
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ABC Grills Vilsack on Meat Residues
In response to the recent U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of the Inspector
General (OIG) report, which found that the agencies responsible for
monitoring veterinary drug, heavy metal, and pesticide residues are “not accomplishing”
DeLauro Urges Inquiry Into Beef Testing
Congressoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) sent a letter yesterday to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of the Inspector General (IG) calling for an investigation of beef testing protocol.
DeLauro requested that the IG look