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FDA chasing after voluntary recalls, but doesn’t often take mandatory route

By Dan Flynn on January 3, 2018

Timely and efficient food recalls would cut down on foodborne illnesses, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has yet to figure out to do it.

That’s the bottom line of another report on FDA…
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FDA responds to OIG Recall Critique

By News Desk on December 26, 2017

In August 2016, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) did not have an efficient and effective food recall initiation process that helps ensure the safety of the…
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OIG says FDA needs to boost efficiency to meet federal law

By Dan Flynn on September 28, 2017

Food and Drug Administration domestic food inspections are “on track” for now, but not for the tighter timeframes called for in the Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA).

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FSIS Issues Guidance for a Systematic Approach to Humane Livestock Handling

By News Desk on October 24, 2013

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) issued compliance guidelines for a systematic approach to humane handling of livestock on Wednesday. A systematic approach is a comprehensive method of evaluating how livestock…
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A Turning Point for E. Coli Testing?

By John Munsell on May 24, 2012

We just might be witnessing a watershed change in USDA attitudes regarding testing for E. coli O157:H7, corrective actions subsequent to adverse lab test results, and tracebacks to the true source of contamination.  

Due

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Sampling Report Praises Beef Industry & USDA

By Dan Flynn on May 21, 2012

To steal a phrase from former President George W. Bush, USDA’s meat inspectors are “doing a heck of a job” knocking down E. coli at big beef plants.

With a little constructive criticism around that

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Inspector General Gives Positive Report on FSIS Humane Handling Enforcement

By Helena Bottemiller on May 1, 2012

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is appropriately handling industry appeals of its humane handling enforcement actions, according to a recent report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Office of Inspector General (OIG).

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