The Trump Administration has eliminated two USDA food safety advisory committees that have been in place for decades.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture notified committee members of the move
Eighty-four members of Congress have written to President Trump expressing concerns about his actions regarding the CDC and USDA that will negatively impact the nation’s ability to ensure that
As confirmations of the spread of bird flu in dairy herds and poultry flocks in the United States continue to mount, the Public Health Agency of Canada has secured 500,
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In 1994, in response to an E. coli outbreak linked to ground beef sold at Jack in the Box restaurants, FSIS established an E. coli sampling program which treated
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In recent years, Salmonella outbreaks have become a pressing public health concern, highlighting the vulnerabilities in our food supply chain. Salmonella, a group of bacteria commonly linked to foodborne
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Listeria monocytogenes, a potent and pathogenic bacterium, poses a persistent threat to our food supply and public health. Unlike many other foodborne pathogens, Listeria can thrive at refrigeration temperatures,
One USDA program is going down to the wire with changes.
The Food Service and inspection Service of the USDA has announced that it is extending its modified poultry line
The HHS and USDA are nearing the publication of another round of Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The only question may be whether the new guidelines will be issued before the
You must admit that with Christmas around the corner, the folks keeping our food supply safe may well be on Santa’s naughty list and might be finding a lump
So as Food Safety News Editor, Dan Flynn, said in 2012, let us thank United Fresh Produce Association for:
– Killing the nation’s only (real) produce surveillance program (it was
At least 19 people in Minnesota have been sickened by E. coli O157:H7 tied to a national recall of more than 167,000 pounds of potentially tainted ground beef,
