Dennis R. Johnson is a principal with Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Matz PC in Washington, D.C. Mr. Johnson has 30 years experience in food-safety law and regulation, representing large and small meat and poultry companies.
n Aug. 20, 2015, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued Directive 10,010.2 to instruct inspection program personnel (IPP) on how to conduct STEC verification activities, other than sampling, for raw beef (including veal and not-ready-to eat beef).
In the last few years, we have seen the public health community (and regulatory agencies) utilize a new microbial analytical method that will ultimately be a game changer — genome sequencing (GS).
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has set a goal that by the end of this year, 90 percent of all establishments will have functional food defense plans.
On June 11, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced the availability of its updated guidance, “Best Practices Guidance for Controlling Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) in Retail Delicatessens.”
On May 18, 2015, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) published its final rule on “Descriptive Designation for Needle- or Blade-Tenderized (Mechanically Tenderized) Beef Products” (http://1.usa.gov/1HsoLwN).
In the Jan. 15, 2014, Federal Register, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) posted a notice announcing its Establishment-Specific Data Release Strategic Plan (Draft Plan).