For as long as the food industry has been processing raw animal products, many of those products could be sold to consumers despite the presence of many pathogens.
Never before has “food safety awareness” been as high as it is today. As a result of the efforts of industry over the last 20 years, we have seen a drastic decrease in the annual number of outbreaks and recalls. In the food industry, however, even a single illness is one too many.
Nobody in the food industry wants a recall. Yet, despite best efforts to avoid them, nearly 100 meat and poultry companies will be required to recall products this year.
In recent years, the U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has launched many new initiatives designed to combat pathogens in processed meat products.
