Although FSIS regulations have not changed in any sweeping way, many processors feel the practical microbial standard they are held to has intensified.
FSIS may initiate escalated enforcement actions when an establishment’s food safety system appears inadequate due to multiple or recurring issues of noncompliance.
While a single NR rarely triggers significant enforcement action, a series of unchallenged NRs can quietly build a regulatory record that supports more serious enforcement.
Because FSIS maintains primary jurisdiction over meat and poultry product labeling, inserting unapproved language could create federal enforcement exposure.
Restaurant Law Center, along with the National Fisheries Institute and key seafood suppliers, files a lawsuit against the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Plaintiffs’ firms are filing no injury class actions, in which the named plaintiffs allege economic harm – such as overpayment for an “unsafe” product.
USDA resolves alleged violations against LeRoy J. Miller dba Hope Stock Farm of Millersburg, Ohio, and MBA Beef LLC dba Interstate Regional Stockyards, of Cuba, Mo.