- On March 16, 2022, FDA announced its findings from a sampling assignment in which the Agency collected and tested processed avocado and guacamole from November 2017 to September 2019. The
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FSIS Proposes Pork Standards to Address Salmonella
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- On February 16, 2022, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) published its proposed pathogen reduction performance standards to address Salmonella in raw comminuted pork and raw pork cuts.
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FDA Releases Report on 2021 Leafy Greens Outbreak
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- On January 14, 2022, FDA released a report on the investigation into the Summer 2021 outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium associated with the consumption of packaged leafy greens. The investigation found
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USDA Aims to Reduce Salmonella Illnesses from Poultry
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- On October 19, the USDA’s FSIS announced a new effort to reduce Salmonella illnesses associated with poultry products. FSIS initiated this effort to gather data and information necessary to support
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USDA Asked to Modernize Poultry Safety Standards
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- On September 2, a coalition of consumer groups, foodborne illness survivors, poultry industry, academic scientists, and other food safety leaders sent a letter to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack requesting a
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FSIS Reflects on 25 Years of HACCP
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- On July 25, 1996, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a final rule to address the problem of harmful bacteria on raw meat and poultry products. Such bacteria
FDA Issues Company-Wide Warning Letter Re Pet Food
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- FDA issued a corporate-wide warning letter to Midwestern Pet Foods, Inc. (Midwestern) on August 9, 2021. The letter states that inspections of the company’s pet food manufacturing plants revealed violations
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Updated Salmonella & Campylobacter Poultry Guidelines
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- The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) released new guidelines for controlling Salmonella and Campylobacter in raw poultry. Salmonella and Campylobacter bacteria are responsible for 3 million illnesses per
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FDA Report on Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Onions
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- The largest Salmonella outbreak in over a decade occurred last year when illness from Salmonella Newport associated with consumption of red onions from the Southern San Joaquin Valley and Imperial
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USDA Extends Comment Period for Salmonella Citizen Petition
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- On January 19, 2020, a Citizen Petition was submitted to the USDA on behalf of Food & Water Watch, Consumer Federation of America, Consumer Reports, and others, requesting that the
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