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Federal food safety policy and personnel changes underway at FSIS, FDA, and CDC

By Dan Flynn on January 26, 2021

Changes in federal food safety policy and personnel are occurring with the new Biden Administration — officials are talking about some, but not others.

They left it to Sara Amundson, president of the Humane Society …
Continue Reading Federal food safety policy and personnel changes underway at FSIS, FDA, and CDC

New FSIS boss moves from one telephonic ring to another

By Dan Flynn on December 16, 2020

After eight months on the job as boss over USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service headquarters  (FSIS), Administrator Paul Kiecker likely is feeling like P.T. Barnum.

Kiecker’s meetings with people outside of the federal government…
Continue Reading New FSIS boss moves from one telephonic ring to another

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Leaders speak about how their agencies have responded in the wake of the pandemic

By Jonan Pilet on October 22, 2020

ROSEMONT, IL — Yesterday’s Food Safety Summit’s annual Town Hall Q&A featured top regulators and agency leaders from FDA, USDA, AFDO and CDC. They talked about their agency’s work during the past year, with a …
Continue Reading Leaders speak about how their agencies have responded in the wake of the pandemic

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Letter from the Editor: Kiecker speaks out after rising to the top as FSIS Administrator

By Dan Flynn on September 23, 2020
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The Meat & Poultry Daily News recently did a question and answer session with Paul Kiecker, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service Administrator since last March 12.  It’s worth reading in its entirety at…
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USDA puts inspectors on egg “patrol” and gives egg producers more flexibility

By News Desk on September 10, 2020

Federal egg inspections are getting an update for the first time in 50 years, according to USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

The new egg inspection rule will take effect at 83 USDA-inspected eggplants

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Continue Reading USDA puts inspectors on egg “patrol” and gives egg producers more flexibility

Food safety brass over summer were taking COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 calls

By Dan Flynn on August 30, 2020

Unlike the first 90 days or so of the coronavirus pandemic, not every outsider who made contact with USDA’s top Food Safety and Inspection Service executives in June wanted to talk about COVID-19. Nor was…
Continue Reading Food safety brass over summer were taking COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 calls

FSIS gains some in push back with OIG over process audit for new swine slaughter rule

By Dan Flynn on June 30, 2020

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) report on USDA’s recent rulemaking for the Modernization of Swine Slaughter Inspection did not find much to concern USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

“We determined whether FSIS,”…
Continue Reading FSIS gains some in push back with OIG over process audit for new swine slaughter rule

Rottenberg’s last 6 months were busy, and were over before the storm

By Dan Flynn on May 19, 2020

In March, when Mindy M. Brashears became the fifth Senate-confirmed USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety and Paul Kiecker moved up to be theUSDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service Administrator, it’s likely neither could have…
Continue Reading Rottenberg’s last 6 months were busy, and were over before the storm

Paul Kiecker succeeds Carmen Rottenberg as FSIS Administrator

By News Desk on February 25, 2020

Carmen Rottenberg, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service administrator is leaving the government after two decades of federal service.  Rottenberg, an attorney, is moving to the private sector.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today…
Continue Reading Paul Kiecker succeeds Carmen Rottenberg as FSIS Administrator

USDA’s food safety triumvirate had a lot of visitors this past year

By Dan Flynn on January 15, 2020

Each member of the triumvirate responsible for food safety at USDA brings something unique to the department’s leadership. Deputy Under Secretary Mindy Brashears is a top food scientist. FSIS Administrator Carmen Rottenberg is an experienced…
Continue Reading USDA’s food safety triumvirate had a lot of visitors this past year

No summer slow down for those with agendas for USDA food safety leaders

By Dan Flynn on August 29, 2019

Business establishments it regulates, foreign trade partners, and academic and educational organizations were among those outside the federal government who met with USDA’s food safety executives so far this summer.

The public calendar from the…
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