The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service is proposing a new rule to establish common, easy-to-understand names for raw meat and poultry products that include injections, marinades, or have otherwise incorporated added solutions which may not be visible to the consumer.
Flying Food Group, LLC, a Lawrenceville, Ga., establishment, is recalling approximately 204 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken wraps and plates that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service has launched a web-based smartphone application that instantly answers food safety questions commonly posed by consumers.
The American Meat Institute Foundation has released a statement on FSIS’ denial of AMI’s “Citizens Petition to Recognize the Use of E-beam on Carcasses as a Processing Aid”:
The Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued FSIS Notice 31-11: New Performance Standards for Salmonella and Campylobacter in Chilled Carcasses at Young Chicken and Turkey Slaughter Establishments.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service published in the Federal Register a final rule, Changes to the Schedule of Operations, amending 9 CFR 307.4 and 9 CFR 381.37 to provide that the basic workweek (5 consecutive 8-hour days) includes the time that FSIS inspectors spend putting on required gear, walking to and from a work station, and removing the required gear.
I used to wonder exactly how meat recalls due to mislabeling were allowed to happen. The recall notices provided by the FSIS just mentioned that the product being recalled contained an undeclared allergen such as soy, for example, with no mention as to how the error occurred.
Fresh and Ready Foods, a San Fernando, Calif., establishment is recalling approximately 770 pounds of Asian Chicken Noodle Salad because the product contains egg, a known allergen, which is not declared on the label.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service is announcing that it will hold two public meetings to hear public comments on the proposed regulation for a mandatory inspection program of catfish and catfish products.
