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Faces of Food Safety: Meet Rita Hurst of the FSIS

By U.S. Department of Agriculture on May 30, 2017

Editor’s note: This is a recent installment in a series of employee profiles being published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service.

Rita Hurst has worked for FSIS for 33 years.
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Faces of Food Safety: Meet Michael Partridge of the USDA

By U.S. Department of Agriculture on February 9, 2017

Editor’s note: This is a recent installment in a series of employee profiles being published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Michael Partridge is a Consumer Safety Inspector (CSI) serving in the Office of Field…
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What U.S. Can Learn From Other Countries About Meat, Poultry Inspection

By Lydia Zuraw on October 21, 2014

As the new Modernization of Poultry Inspection rule went into effect Monday, the Pew Charitable Trusts and Center for Science in the Public Interest released their review of global meat and poultry inspection systems. They…
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15 Members of Congress Ask Vilsack For More Answers on Poultry Inspection Rule

By News Desk on October 18, 2014

Fifteen members of Congress sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack on Friday with questions about the New Poultry Inspection System (NPIS). The members — including Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Louise Slaughter…
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Food & Water Watch Sues USDA Over New Poultry Inspection Rule

By News Desk on September 13, 2014

Food & Water Watch (FWW) filed a lawsuit against the Department of Agriculture on Thursday that would stop the implementation of the agency’s New Poultry Inspection System (NPIS). The new poultry inspection rule, announced July …
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A Victory for Activism: Worker Safety and Line Speed

By Alvin Sewell on August 6, 2014

The Modernization of Poultry Slaughter Inspection final rule moved forward like a dog digging under a fence. While concerned activist groups certainly have issues yet to be resolved, there is a huge victory for plant…
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Reactions Vary to USDA’s Poultry Inspection Rule

By Lydia Zuraw on August 1, 2014

The U.S. Department of Agriculture published the final rule of its Modernization of Poultry Slaughter Inspection on Thursday, requiring all poultry processing plants to engage in additional microbiological testing and establishing the New Poultry Inspection…
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FSIS Poultry Rule Requires More Pathogen Testing, Introduces Voluntary Inspection System

By Lydia Zuraw on July 31, 2014

The new poultry inspection rule announced today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture requires additional microbiological testing at all poultry processing facilities and introduces a fifth inspection system available for U.S. plants to voluntarily adopt.
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Groups Ask OMB, USDA to Release Revised Poultry Rule for Public Comment

By Lydia Zuraw on July 18, 2014

Organizations representing workers and consumers want the Department of Agriculture to follow the Food and Drug Administration’s lead by releasing the revised poultry inspection rule for public comment. Last week, the USDA’s Food Safety and…
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Low-Budget Poultry Inspection – Ready or Not

By Alvin Sewell on July 16, 2014

Now that FSIS is moving forward with the Modernization of Poultry Slaughter Inspection rule, it’s time that all stakeholders face the issues identified in recent months. Standardizing industry training and methods of carcass sorting, worker…

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