Negative terms most commonly used to describe the Food Standards Agency (FSA) were “frustrating, challenging and inconsistent”, according to a survey.
The research was done because the FSA wanted to know how businesses in the
Continue Reading Industry can find FSA ‘frustrating and inconsistent’
Officials in a Mexican state have issued a warning after suspicions that more than 50 people fell sick from eating meat contaminated with Clenbuterol.
Health services in Morelos called on people to remain vigilant for
Continue Reading Suspected Clenbuterol poisonings in Mexico under investigation
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) was detected in more than a fifth of lamb samples tested but this was a lower contamination rate than 2018, according to the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST).
An impressive sounding name — Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine — is not likely to make up for the advocacy group’s lack of scientific evidence for a new petition it has filed with USDA’s Food
Continue Reading Petition seeks COVID-19 testing, reporting, warnings for meat and poultry
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and the state of Iowa have finalized a Cooperative Interstate Shipment (CIS) agreement. It allows state-inspected meat and poultry products to be shipped across state lines.
The agreement
Continue Reading Iowa is 7th state to earn OK for interstate sales of state-inspected meat, poultry
Editor’s note: Each Spring, attorneys Bill Marler and Denis Stearns teach a Food Safety Litigation course in the LL.M. Program in Agricultural and Food Law at the University of Arkansas School of Law. This
Continue Reading The meat industry’s grip on government — time for an overhaul?
Researchers in Slovenia have described results from a long-term, national Clostridioides difficile food surveillance project. Positive results were found in meat, fresh produce and poultry.
The three-year period of testing revealed a low proportion of
Continue Reading Slovenian study reveals low levels of C. difficile in food
Consumer knowledge in Germany of Toxoplasma was better than that of Campylobacter, according to a recent report on a study.
Researchers surveyed 1,008 consumers in August 2017 in Germany via an online panel on Campylobacter,
Continue Reading Survey finds low Campylobacter knowledge in Germany
Julie Larson Bricher recently wrote an article on MeatingPlace.com outlining a petition that asks the USDA to declare 31 Salmonella serotypes as adulterants in meat and poultry. The move would make what is now
Continue Reading The petition perspective from one catbird seat
The number of people with listeriosis in mainland China may have been underestimated, according to researchers.
The study reported 562 infections during 2011 to 2017 compared to a previous analysis which identified 229 cases between
Continue Reading Study finds underestimation of listeriosis in China
The United States is one of more than 20 countries that may have received meat from a German company linked to a Listeria outbreak.
Potentially contaminated products from Wilke Waldecker Fleisch- und Wurstwaren were distributed
Continue Reading U.S. sent meat from German firm linked to Listeria outbreak
