Following consumer complaints, a Chicago company is recalling ground beef in nine states because of contamination with pieces of plastic.
There is concern that consumers may have unused portions of the recalled hamburger in their
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Letter to the Editor: Swine inspections from the Canadian perspective
Opinion
Dear Editor,
As a former CFIA ( Canadian Food Inspection Agency) inspector, I have been following this story regarding the change in inspections on the hog plants with great interest. Change is hard but
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Marler ups the ante on meat industry; petitions USDA to ban 31 Salmonella strains
Attorneys representing the Center for Science in the Public Interest sued USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service in 2014 because the agency would not declare the most dangerous Salmonella strains as adulterants.
But after only
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Faces of Food Safety: Meet Christina Hastings of the FSIS
Christina Hastings, a relief consumer safety inspector (CSI) in the Raleigh district, exemplifies all of FSIS’ core values — Accountable, Collaborative, Empowered and Solutions-Oriented, and she puts them into practice each day she performs her
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2020 Food Safety Summit aims to address emerging issues
Food safety isn’t just about rules and regs and corporate bottom lines. It’s about public trust and safety and that’s going to be a primary focus at the 22nd annual Food Safety Summit.
“Every day
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Letter to the Editor: Line speeds, worker safety are real concerns
Opinion
Dear Editor,
Editor Dan Flynn’s Jan. 12 letter supporting the USDA’s new swine slaughter rule perpetuates so many falsehoods, it merits a lengthy response. Among other things, the new rule removes all line speed
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Lawsuit challenges USDA’s New Swine Inspection System; cites public safety
Opinion
Today (Jan. 13, 2019,) Center for Food Safety (CFS), Food & Water Watch (FWW), and two supporting members filed an actionagainst the U.S. Department of Agriculture for issuing New Swine Inspection System (NSIS)
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Federal agencies join efforts for electronic home for biotech regs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Environmental Protection Agency Thursday launched a unified website for biotechnology regulation. The agencies timed the rollout to coincide with January 2020’s observance
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What’s behind the New Swine Slaughter Inspection System?
Q&A Analysis
The Hill, a Washington-based news publication, recently published a story about the New Swine Slaughter Inspection System (NSIS), an outgrowth of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) HACCP-Based
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Consumer Reports taps former USDA food safety official to direct food policy
Consumer Reports Monday announced the appointment of former USDA deputy undersecretary Brian Ronholm as director of food policy for the 80-year old non-profit organization.
“Mr. Ronholm will lead Consumer Reports’ advocacy efforts to advance a
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Are we there yet? Where are we going in 2020
commentary
If hindsight’s 20/20, and if Barbara Walters co-hosted 20/20, what are the odds that 2020’s crystal ball will show a clear picture of the year ahead? Who knows. I just had to get the
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