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USDA Audit Shows Deficiencies in Brazil’s Meat Inspection System

Posted on November 17, 2017

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

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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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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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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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USDA-FSIS Issues Updated Guidelines for Premarket Label Approval

Posted on August 22, 2017

The labeling of meat and poultry products primarily falls under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). FSIS administers the Federal Meat Inspection

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USDA Nutrition Facts Rule Placed on “Inactive” List

Posted on July 28, 2017

On January 19, 2017, USDA’s Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS) released a proposed rule to revise its nutrition labeling requirements for meat and poultry products to reflect current scientific

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USDA Broadens Netherlands’ Access to U.S. Market for Raw Veal

Posted on July 14, 2017

Meat, poultry, and egg products imported to the United States fall under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS). FSIS administers requirements that

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