On the same day that a federal judge in Minnesota issued an order slowing line speeds under the New Swine Inspection Program, attorneys for USDA in California filed a cutting 45-page answer to an amended
Continue Reading Ag Secretary Vilsack, Food Safety Deputy Eskin in court defense of new hog inspection program
Mindy Brashears, the fifth in history confirmed USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety, said goodbye to her consumer, government and industry stakeholders January 14.
Her political appointment as the federal government’s top food safety official
Continue Reading How the food safety transition went, according to the public calendars
The 2021 virtual Food Safety Summit will offer three full days of education sessions, access to vendors who will be showcasing the newest and most innovative food safety solutions and several online networking opportunities.
Continue Reading Dynamic education program set for virtual Food Safety Summit
The new administration in Washington has yet to name an Under Secretary for Food Safety, but it has named a “power player” as Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety. She can take office immediately as
Continue Reading Pew’s Sandra Eskin named as USDA’s Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety
Outbreaks A, B, and C sickened at least 188 people in 2019 when they ate romaine lettuce contaminated with E Coli O157:H7.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on May 21 this year that
Continue Reading Pew’s Eskin suggests ways to reduce romaine risk from surrounding threats
A recently announced interpretation of authority on mandatory recalls weakens food safety.
The Food and Drug Administration’s decision late last year not to order a mandatory recall of yellowfin tuna that sickened at least
Continue Reading FDA should require recall of unsafe tuna to protect consumers
Enough went into the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) to make the food industry queasy, but the new law’s limited reliance on third-party auditors is still enough to make consumer advocates feel about the same
Continue Reading Third-party auditor certification: Not the only tool in the toolkit
Food safety is spread throughout various departments and programs in the federal budget and the document President Obama proposed Tuesday for fiscal 2017 is no different. The policy wonks who know how the federal budgeteers
Continue Reading Obama’s 2017 budget not enough for a food safety legacy
Late Tuesday night, the House of Representatives released a $1.1-trillion spending bill to fund the federal government through the end of the fiscal year, which is Sept. 30, 2016. Lobbyists for full funding of the
Continue Reading Spending Bill Includes $104-Million Increase for FSMA, COOL Repeal
Merry Christmas! Whether today finds you celebrating the birth of Christ, the Winter Solstice, or about to observe Kwanzaa, the one thing everyone can agree on is that we need more nice people in this
Continue Reading Food Safety News Hands Santa Nice List Nominees for 2014
Editor’s note: We continue with our Food Safety News holiday tradition by publishing our fifth annual Christmas Day “nice” list, calling out a few folks we think are worthy of some positive mention based on
Continue Reading The Annual Food Safety News Christmas Day 'Nice List'
