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ALERT: U.S. representative, advocates say food safety programs dangerously disrupted

ALERT: A USDA spokesperson told Food Safety News the agency is not staffing its phones dedicated to consumer complaints about meat, poultry and processed egg products during the partial government

By Coral Beach

/ 17 Jan 2019

ALERT: U.S. representative, advocates say food safety programs dangerously disrupted

Beach Beat: Is food safety essential to public safety? Good question

Opinion Tomorrow some of the fuzzy math related to the government’s operational status will come into clear focus for many so called non-essential federal employees when they don’t

By Coral Beach

/ 10 Jan 2019

Beach Beat: Is food safety essential to public safety? Good question

Partial government shutdown is giving federal food safety a stress test

The Alliance for A Stronger FDA, a non-profit organization that has been rattling the fiscal cages in Washington D.C. for more than a decade, isn’t buying the line

By Dan Flynn

/ 8 Jan 2019

Partial government shutdown is giving federal food safety a stress test

Crucial federal food safety inspections, recalls, investigations continue despite partial shutdown of government

Here’s the situation regarding food safety on Day 13 of the partial government shutdown: As yet, there are no worries. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are

By Dan Flynn

/ 3 Jan 2019

Crucial federal food safety inspections, recalls, investigations continue despite partial shutdown of government

Antimicrobial resistance and whole genome sequencing – What’s new?

Contributed To better understand antibiotic resistance (AMR) in bacteria, agencies within USDA, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and other federal and

By U.S. Department of Agriculture

/ 2 Jan 2019

Antimicrobial resistance and whole genome sequencing – What’s new?

Faces of Food Safety: Meet Sheila McMillan of FSIS

Contributed Editor’s note: This is a recent installment in a series of employee profiles published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service, republished here

By U.S. Department of Agriculture

/ 31 Dec 2018

Faces of Food Safety: Meet Sheila McMillan of FSIS

Cannibal sandwiches, tiger meat, steak tartare too dangerous to risk

Contributed Editor’s note: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also urge the public to avoid eating raw meat dishes. The agency has documented numerous outbreaks in relation to

By U.S. Department of Agriculture

/ 30 Dec 2018

Cannibal sandwiches, tiger meat, steak tartare too dangerous to risk

It was business as usual on first business day of partial government shutdown

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

By Dan Flynn

/ 27 Dec 2018

It was business as usual on first business day of partial government shutdown

Recalls show foodborne threats continue

Editor’s note: Today Food Safety News takes a look back at the most significant recalls in the United States in 2018. As in past years, our year-end coverage is

By Coral Beach

/ 26 Dec 2018

Food Safety News readers are nice, but can you sing?

Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town You better watch out, you better not cry You better not pout, I’m telling you why Santa Claus is comin’ to town, gather

By Dan Flynn

/ 24 Dec 2018

Food Safety News readers are nice, but can you sing?

Publisher’s Platform: Anything that causes food poisoning should be considered an adulterant

Opinion An additional 87 ill people from 16 states were included in this investigation since the last update on Nov. 15. States with newly reported illnesses include: Michigan, Mississippi, and

By Bill Marler

/ 13 Dec 2018

Publisher’s Platform: Anything that causes food poisoning should be considered an adulterant

Del Monte recalls canned corn from 25 states, 12 countries for risk of toxins

Del Monte Foods is recalling more than 64,000 cases of canned corn that was not properly processed, which can result in contamination by spoilage organisms or pathogens that can

By Coral Beach

/ 13 Dec 2018

Del Monte recalls canned corn from 25 states, 12 countries for risk of toxins

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ALERT: U.S. representative, advocates say food safety programs dangerously disrupted

Beach Beat: Is food safety essential to public safety? Good question

Partial government shutdown is giving federal food safety a stress test

Crucial federal food safety inspections, recalls, investigations continue despite partial shutdown of government

Antimicrobial resistance and whole genome sequencing – What’s new?

Faces of Food Safety: Meet Sheila McMillan of FSIS

Cannibal sandwiches, tiger meat, steak tartare too dangerous to risk

It was business as usual on first business day of partial government shutdown

Recalls show foodborne threats continue

Food Safety News readers are nice, but can you sing?

Publisher’s Platform: Anything that causes food poisoning should be considered an adulterant

Del Monte recalls canned corn from 25 states, 12 countries for risk of toxins