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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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USDA Announces Comment Period on NCC Petition to Lift Poultry Line Speeds

Posted on October 16, 2017

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) regulates the production of meat, poultry, and egg products. In 2014, FSIS published a final rule called the “Modernization of Poultry Slaughter Inspection”

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IFSAC to Host Webinar on Foodborne Illness Source Attribution Estimates

Posted on October 6, 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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FDA Pushes for Sharing Whole Genome Sequencing to Promote Food Safety

Posted on October 4, 2017

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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FSIS to Host Meeting on Whole Genome Sequencing

Posted on September 28, 2017

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: HACCP Reviews Required in Hurricane-Hit Areas

Posted on September 22, 2017

On September 19, 2017, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a notice requiring inspection personnel to notify establishments in hurricane-affected areas to reassess their hazard plans to ensure

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FDA Releases Training Module for Carriers Subject to the Sanitary Transportation Rule

Posted on September 21, 2017

As previously covered on this blog, on April 6, 2016, FDA published a final rule to implement sanitary food transportation requirements under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).

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National Chicken Council Petitions USDA to Lift Poultry Line Speed Limits

Posted on September 14, 2017

As our readership is well aware, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) regulates the production of meat, poultry, and egg products. To help achieve its enumerated food safety goals,

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FDA Launches Food Safety Plan Builder to Facilitate FSMA Compliance

Posted on August 23, 2017

The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Final Rule for Preventive Controls for Human Food was published on September 17, 2015 (80 FR 55907), and compliance dates for some businesses began

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New Poll Shows Consumer Confusion Abounds Over Date labels

Posted on August 4, 2017

As previously covered on this blog, the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) and the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) launched an initiative this past February to streamline and standardize the wording

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