The changes FSIS is announcing fall into three categories: enhancing its science-based approach to mitigate foodborne pathogens, with a key focus on Listeria monocytogenes; improving training and tools for its inspection workforce; and evolving its oversight of regulated facilities, with an emphasis on data review and state inspection agreements. …
The change announced by the FSIS comes in response to a joint petition by the GCCA and the Meat Import Council of America (MICA). It is the culmination of many months of work to secure a common-sense change to the policy that unnecessarily limits the geographic location within which a facility can be located to be permitted to serve as an “Import House” (I-House). …
Wolverine Packing Co. is recalling approximately 167,277 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. …
Perdue’s pioneering raising models, which align with the new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) guidelines for “pasture-raised” poultry and meat aimed at eliminating confusion with terms such as “free range,” were showcased at the company’s ninth annual Animal Care Summit. …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for various meat and poultry products that were illegally imported from the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. Myanmar is a country ineligible to export meat and poultry products to the United States. FSIS is continuing to investigate how these products entered the country. …
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