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FSIS decides against changing safe handling instructions sought by Safe Food Coalition

By Dan Flynn on June 6, 2022

Four years ago, Thomas Gremillion of the Consumer Federation of America petitioned USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) on behalf of the Safe Food Coalition. The petition sought an FSIS rulemaking to revise the

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Organizations tell FDA they want it to continue with inspection mandate

By Guest Contributor on June 11, 2021

Editor’s note: Following is a letter signed by a coalition of organizations and sent to Janet Woodcock, M.D., FDA Acting Commissioner of Food and Drugs.

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Dear Dr. Woodcock,

The undersigned organizations, representing the food…
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Application deadline extended for Dave Theno Fellowship

By News Desk on May 31, 2018

The non-profit group Stop Foodborne Illness has extended the application deadline for the Dave Theno Food Safety Fellowship until June 15.

The fellowship program is a partnership with the Michigan State University Online Food Safety…
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Perdue’s plan pleases business, concerns food safety experts

By Dan Flynn on September 28, 2017

Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue is making a peculiar argument for transferring the U.S. Codex Office from food safety to trade.

Perdue is claiming the move will better ensure that the international standards are “grounded…
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Mechanically Tenderized Beef Label Goes Into Effect May 2016

By Lydia Zuraw on May 13, 2015

The finalized labeling requirements for mechanically tenderized beef were released Wednesday and will go into effect in May 2016. Under the new rule, raw or partially cooked beef products must bear labels that state that…
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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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Food-Safety Coalition Asks Farm Bill Conferees to Reject Two Amendments

By Cathy Siegner on October 24, 2013

Members of a food-safety coalition are gunning for two amendments to the Farm Bill they say would delay implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FMSA) and impede a state’s ability to protect its citizens…
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Consumer Groups Request Foster Farms Recall

By James Andrews on October 18, 2013

A coalition of consumer groups has demanded that the U.S. Department of Agriculture ask chicken producer Foster Farms to recall chicken products from three central California processing plants that have been linked to an ongoing…
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Consumer Coalition Urges USDA to Cancel Proposed Poultry-Inspection Program

By James Andrews on September 23, 2013

The U.S. Department of Agriculture should withdraw a proposal to modify its poultry slaughter inspection program, the Safe Food Coalition urged on Friday. The coalition members say they are concerned the proposal could have serious…
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Food Safety Advocates to USDA: Require Labeling for Tenderized Meat

By Gretchen Goetz on August 27, 2012

A group of food safety advocates is calling on the Obama Administration to make good on its proposal to require labeling for mechanically tenderized meat. In a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Friday,…
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