Food Safety XL Foods’ Establishment 38 re-listed by USDA Canadian meat producer may resume exports Shane O'Halloran December 10, 2012 Canadian meat producer may resume exports.Read More
Food Safety FSIS says poultry producers must reassess their HAACP plans within 90 days Announcement in response to poultry-related Salmonella outbreaks Shane O'Halloran December 6, 2012 The announcement comes in response to poultry-related Salmonella outbreaks.Read More
Dairy Industry Study says Americans opposed to government regulation of milk prices, production Four out of five believe production levels should be set by farmers Shane O'Halloran November 29, 2012 Four out of five believe production levels should be set by farmersRead More
TECH FLASH FDA oversight on food imports should leverage other countries’ resources GAO report suggests FDA use a comparability system like the USDA’s FSIS applies Wayne Labs November 28, 2012 Unless it gets help from other countries, enforcing FSMA’s import regulations will be a challenging and expensive task.Read More
Hallmark Meat Packing Co. CA Slaughterhouse to Pay $300,000 in Settlement The USDA recalled 143 million pounds of beef from the slaughterhouse. Shane O'Halloran November 19, 2012 The USDA recalled 143 million pounds of beef from the facility.Read More
California's Proposition 2 California Egg Farmers Challenge Constitutionality of Proposition 2 Egg farmers claim the law is too vague. Shane O'Halloran November 19, 2012 Egg farmers claim the law is too vague.Read More
Ahold USA Ahold USA to Build New USDA-Certified Meat Facility in Harrisburg Region The 162,000-sq-ft facility will be built in Cumberland County, PA. November 16, 2012 The 162,000-sq-ft facility will be built in Cumberland County, PA.Read More
TECH FLASH Prop 37 goes down swinging in California election Consumers have a right to know what’s in their food, but this proposal was flawed. November 13, 2012 Had it passed, food and beverage processors would have been required to list GMO ingredients on the label. There are other solutions.Read More
TECH FLASH USDA reports 14.9 percent of American households are food insecure October 5, 2012 The 2011 numbers are the highest since UDSA began recording this data in 1995.Read More
TECH FLASH USDA’s FSIS releases updated Listeria guideline September 25, 2012 Intended for inspection program personnel, the revised guideline addresses sanitation, testing and prevention of cross-contamination of post-lethality, exposed RTE products.Read More