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FDA Announces Proposed EU Shellfish Equivalence Determination

Posted on March 9, 2018

The United States and the European Union (EU) have not traded live shellfish for nearly eight years. Since 2010, U.S. shellfish imports have not been allowed to enter the EU,

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WHO Names South African Listeria Outbreak World’s Largest

Posted on March 8, 2018

According to the UN World Health Organization (WHO), South Africa is currently in the middle of the largest listeria outbreak ever seen. As of this week, the outbreak

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New Study: UV-bacteriophage Combination Found to Improve Salmonella Control in Ground Beef

Posted on March 5, 2018

In a comparison study of microbial interventions, researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno found that a combination of ultraviolet (UV) light and bacteriophages was most effective in reducing Salmonella

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FDA Releases 2017 Edition of the Food Code

Posted on February 13, 2018

As previously reported on this blog, FDA publishes a Food Code every four years that serves as a model for retail and food service regulations nationwide. The Food Code

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USDA Rejects NCC’s Petition to Lift Poultry Line Speed

Posted on January 31, 2018

On August 21, 2014, FSIS published a final rule called the “Modernization of Poultry Slaughter Inspection” (79 FR 49566, Aug. 21, 2014) which amended the Agency’s poultry regulations to establish

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USDA Secretary Outlines Farm Bill Priorities for 2018

Posted on January 29, 2018

USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue has released a set of legislative principles for Congress to consider as the new 2018 Farm Bill is developed. Issues covered include: farm production, trade, nutrition,

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CDC expands use of Whole Genome Sequencing in Foodborne Illness

Posted on January 12, 2018

Whole genome sequencing (WGS) provides insight into the genetic fingerprint of a pathogen by sequencing the chemical building blocks that make up its DNA and is increasingly being employed in

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USDA-FSIS Announces Food Safety Research Priorities

Posted on December 20, 2017

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) regulates the production of meat, poultry, and egg products. As part of its FY 2017-2021 Strategic Plan to promote food safety and public

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IFSAC Publishes Paper on How to Categorize Foods Linked to Foodborne Disease Outbreaks

Posted on December 8, 2017

Created in 2011, the Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC) is a partnership of three federal agencies—the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

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OIG Critiques USDA-FSIS Foreign Food Safety Protocols

Posted on October 23, 2017

The Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act require foreign countries that export meat, poultry, and egg products to the U.S. to

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