PITTSBURGH, PA — In an IAFP 2022 session on Aug. 1 titled “Salmonella in Poultry: Issues and Solutions” speakers talked about how the contamination of poultry with Salmonella continues to be one of the most pressing issues in food safety.
Salmonella serotype Enteritidis and Typhimurium are responsible for multiple cases
Continue Reading Salmonella in poultry, the issues and solutions, hearing from the expertsWhen the National Organic Standards Board meets this week in St. Louis, its 15 members will confront some particularly controversial agenda items involving whether certain substances and production methods are acceptable for use in food items certified as organic.
People who sell or label a product
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Hundreds of audits of California leafy greens operations during the 2015-2016 season found 99.5-percent compliance with industry food safety standards, according to the latest annual report from the Sacramento-based California Leafy Greens Products Handler Marketing Agreement (LGMA).
LGMA reported there were 470 announced and unannounced audits during last year and
Continue Reading CA leafy greens audits reveal more compliance than citations
Editor’s note: The USDA posted this information Wednesday in anticipation of Hurricane Matthew. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service is issuing food safety recommendations for those who may be impacted by Hurricane Matthew. The National Hurricane Center expects that Category 3 Hurricane Matthew will affect
Continue Reading Food safety tips for those in path of Hurricane Matthew
Continue Reading China to lift ban on US beef instituted after 2003 BSE incident
Algona, WA-based 502 Boundary Blvd. Inc., formerly known as Fletcher’s Fine Foods Ltd., is recalling approximately 8,694 pounds of ham products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically rubber, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Wednesday. 
The products were produced and packed by
Continue Reading Ready-to-eat ham recalled for possible rubber material
House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-WI, may want to wait until after the Nov. 8 election, when the House of Representatives returns for the lame-duck session, to decide whether there will be a vote on the nation’s new and evolving catfish program. Every week that goes by sees the U.S. Department
Continue Reading Congressional battle continues over federal catfish regulation
Good Food Concepts LLC, doing business as Ranch Foods Direct of Colorado Springs, CO, is recalling about 2,600 pounds of non-intact beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Tuesday.
Based on epidemiological investigation, one case-patient
Continue Reading Colorado company recalls beef products linked to E. coli illness
When 400 pounds of samples from food bound for the Democratic National Convention arrived at a certain lab in Virginia, it was just another day at the office for scientists there. 
Carrie Waggy, chemical terrorism scientist on the Food Emergency Response Network team, prepares meat to
Continue Reading Handling food for DNC convention: Just another day in the lab
An industry trade group representing California and Arizona produce growers isn’t happy with a recent federal court decision striking down government guidance for using composted municipal green waste on organic farms. 
In a statement released June 21, Western Growers of Irvine, CA, expressed disappointment in the June 20 ruling by
Continue Reading Judge strikes down USDA compost guidance, orders a do-over
