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I have been thinking it has been some time since I dug into a Naughty or Nice list. Here is one we at Food Safety News put together (with input from readers)
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Memories of a Naughty and Nice List— OPINION —
I have been thinking it has been some time since I dug into a Naughty or Nice list. Here is one we at Food Safety News put together (with input from readers)…
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Memories of a Naughty and Nice ListA group of cattle ranchers is pushing hard for reforms on country-of-origin-labeling, known as COOL, and the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture says he is already working on the situation.
R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America is…
Continue Reading USDA secretary says he is working on ‘made in the USA’ labeling for beef; cattlemen want faster actionSeveral groups, including Consumer Reports and STOP Foodborne Illness, have written to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack in support of increased food safety efforts regarding Salmonella in poultry.
The groups describe current regulations as “antiquated” and…
Continue Reading Consumer groups encourage USDA secretary to continue efforts to make chicken products saferA-two year-old federal lawsuit brought by three non-governmental organizations claims USDA’s New Swine Inspection System undermines federal inspectors charged with protecting consumers from foodborne illness.
A federal judge in California has found “the matter suitable …
Continue Reading For now, only written arguments will be allowed to decide case on new swine inspection system
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Recent published data has demonstrated there was a reduction in foodborne illness cases in 2020, but can we admit that the beginning of this decade was not much better than the…
Continue Reading How can we better ensure the safety of the food supply in 2022?
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack and Deputy Secretary Jewel Bronaugh announced a $12 million investment to Hispanic-serving Institutions of higher education.
This announcement was part of a launch …
Continue Reading USDA announces $12 million investment to institutions serving Hispanic students
The U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA has appointed of 13 new members and 17 returning members to the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF).
The NACMCF has scheduled a public meeting of…
Continue Reading USDA appoints new members to food safety advisory committee
Food safety was not a major focus of the UN Food Systems Summit but has been included in a newly formed coalition.
The food system coalitions cut across five priority areas for action. Food safety…
Continue Reading Food safety finds a place in outcomes of UN summit
If the United States had a single independent food safety authority like most counties, a change of administrators would not be a significant event. But with food safety spread across as many as 20 departments…
Continue Reading Election brings change of some food safety officials from across government
If you are recently out of office as a popular agricultural state governor and your campaign for president went bust, getting yourself appointed as Secretary of Agriculture is your next logical option. But if…
Continue Reading Letter From The Editor: We wish there was a difference, but there’s not