By legislative action, Oregon is putting up $9 million for the Oregon Department of Agriculture to conduct state meat inspections.
Oregon’s State Inspection Program meets the same regulatory safeguards that USDA requires. Before the Oregon State Inspection Program was officially sanctioned by USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), all meat for
Continue Reading Oregon invests $9 million to become one of 29 states approved to inspect meat
There are various approaches to food sampling in four nations, including the United States, as shown in a report published by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Campden BRI reviewed food control systems in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States.
The study looked at how authorities perform sampling and
Continue Reading Report finds food testing policies different between countries
Everyone returning to work early Wednesday at Colorado’s big JBS beef plant had to contend with some pretty cold weather, but they did not have any concerns about whether USDA inspectors would be on hand. Without those inspectors, the largest employer in Greeley, CO, with a payroll of about 5,000,
Continue Reading It was business as usual on first business day of partial government shutdown
A New Jersey food company is recalling more than a ton of frozen meatballs packaged under the Sam’s Club brand “Member’s Mark” because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
Rich Products Corp. of Vineland, N.J., shipped the ready-to-eat meatballs to distributors in nine states: Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina,
Continue Reading Listeria risk prompts recall of Member’s Mark frozen meatballs
Savory Foods of Portsmouth, OH, has recalled approximately 32,928 pounds of pork rind products due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) reported Saturday. The product contains wheat, a known allergen which is not declared on the product label. 
The
Continue Reading Pork rind products recalled for not listing wheat as an allergen
UPDATE Sept. 19: The USDA has posted a partial list of the retailers that sold the recalled meat and poultry products from MIH Marketing and Sales. Click here to see the list. Beebe, AR-based MIH Marketing and Sales recalled approximately 662,049 pounds of various meat and poultry products on Saturday
Continue Reading Rodent activity in storage area prompts huge recall of meat, poultry products
PT Farm LLC of North Haverhill, NH, is recalling approximately 15 pounds of lamb products that may be contaminated with E. coli, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Friday. The lamb products, a neck and one leg, were derived from a carcass produced on
Continue Reading Small amount of lamb meat sold in MA recalled for potential E. coli risk
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) issued an update Wednesday, Aug. 12, on the Salmonella outbreak linked to pork products. According to DOH, there are now 134 cases in 10 counties around the state, and testing has found the outbreak strain at a pork slaughterhouse in Graham, WA. The
Continue Reading WA Salmonella Cases Now at 134 in 10 Counties, Outbreak Strain Found at WA Slaughterhouse
A plea agreement has led to the sentencing of José Suarez for the knowing distribution of wholesale meat that was unfit for human consumption and adulterated in violation of federal law. Suarez, owner of Joshua Enterprises Inc. of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, pleaded guilty to one federal felony count of offering
Continue Reading FSIS Report: Man Sentenced for Selling Pork Despite Temperature Abuse During Transport
