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FSIS and FDA Continue to Investigate Food-Borne Illnesses

Posted on December 8, 2022

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continue to investigate and report recent food-related illnesses that have

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FSIS Announces Proposed Framework to Reduce Salmonella Illness from Poultry

Posted on October 25, 2022

Despite sampling data which indicates that Salmonella contamination in poultry products has decreased (by 50% from 2017 to 2021), the estimated rate of Salmonella infection from food has remained consistent

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FDA Publishes Industry Guidance on Shell Egg Rule

Posted on August 11, 2022

On August 10, 2022, FDA announced that it had issued a final guidance document for shell egg producers who provide laying hens with access to outside areas. The guidance intends

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USDA To Declare Salmonella An Adulterant in Some Raw Poultry

Posted on August 3, 2022

On August 1, the USDA’s FSIS announced that it will declare Salmonella an adulterant in breaded and stuffed raw chicken products. Breaded and stuffed raw chicken products will be considered

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FDA Releases Report on Guacamole Sampling

Posted on March 17, 2022

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

Posted on February 24, 2022

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

Posted on January 20, 2022

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

Posted on October 20, 2021

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

Posted on September 8, 2021

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

Posted on August 23, 2021

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

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