USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will sponsor a public meeting to seek comment on agenda items and US draft positions that will be discussed at the 27th session on of the Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables.

In an effort to improve worker safety and prevent thousands of illnesses each year, USDA announced additional food safety requirements and the new National Poultry Inspection System (NPIS).

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is issuing a public health alert for processed breaded chicken products manufactured at VU Foods, LLC.

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) proposed a rule this week requiring all official establishments and retail stores that grind raw beef for sale to maintain records tracing the source of meats used.

In a letter sent to USDA this week detailing examples of meat and poultry plants not receiving food safety inspections because of shortages in inspection personnel, nongovernmental organization Food & Water Watch says the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is mismanaged.

The plan details regulatory and deregulatory activities under development throughout the federal government