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FDA Increasingly Using Whole Genome Sequencing to Achieve Food Safety Goals

Posted on May 11, 2017

As background, whole genome sequencing (WGS) essentially provides insight into the genetic fingerprint of a pathogen by sequencing the chemical building blocks that make up its DNA. Since 2012, FDA

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FDA Launches “Organ Chip” Project to Support Food and Dietary Supplement Safety Research

Posted on April 14, 2017

“Organs-on-Chips” technology has been the focus of a public-private collaboration between FDA, the federal Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). “Organs-on-Chips” essentially involves

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Brazilian Meat Regains Access to Key Markets Amid Recent Scandal

Posted on March 31, 2017

As previously covered on this blog, Brazilian federal police raided several meat producers earlier this month for allegedly doling out bribes to inspectors to certify meat that was either

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FDA and Federal Partners Issue New Food Safety Analytics Strategic Plan

Posted on March 27, 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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Congresswoman Calls for Halting the Importation of Brazilian Meat

Posted on March 23, 2017

By way of background, Brazilian federal police raided several meat producers last Friday for allegedly doling out bribes to inspectors to certify meat that was either rotten or tainted with

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FSIS Issues Updated Guidance Concerning Beef and Veal Slaughter Best Practices

Posted on March 17, 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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More Calls for a National Food Safety Strategy

Posted on March 15, 2017

More Calls for a National Food Safety Strategy

A month after four senators asked the Trump administration to implement the food safety recommendations in a General Accounting Office (GAO) report

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New Date Labeling Initiative Launched to Reduce Consumer Confusion

Posted on February 23, 2017

Supermarket shelves are overflowing with food and beverage products sporting a dizzying array of date labels. The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) and the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) report (here

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FSIS Sets Public Meeting on Food Allergens for March 16

Posted on February 22, 2017

As our readership is well aware, under current law, establishments regulated by USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) are required to declare all ingredients, including allergens, on their products’

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Four Senators Ask Trump to Implement GAO Food Safety Recommendations

Posted on February 21, 2017

Four democratic senators wrote President Donald J. Trump on February 13, the same day that the General Accounting Office (GAO) released a report on federal oversight of food safety, asking

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