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Food Policy & Law
Sept. 22 set for virtual public meeting on Salmonella
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Food Safety (OFS) and the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) are hosting a virtual public meeting on Salmonella with participation from the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), the
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USDA Appoints New Members to Food Safety Advisory Committees
The appointment of 10 new members to the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection (NACMPI) and an additional new member to the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) have been…
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EU Commission warns Romania and Czech Rep on food safety rules
The European Commission has warned Romania and Czech Republic about failing to follow food safety rules.
Romania is in trouble for not telling the Commission about draft food hygiene legislation and its exclusion criteria for…
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Listeria and FSVP violations prompt FDA warning letters
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USDA and Vermont reach Cooperative Interstate Shipment (CIS) agreement
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the State of Vermont have reached an agreement that expands business opportunities for state-inspected meat and poultry business in the Green Mountain State. FSIS and Vermont have
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Three Californian firms are given warnings because of lack of FSVPs
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EU plans to include food safety culture in regulation
The European Commission has published draft legislation that includes food safety culture.
A revision of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 on food hygiene also covers allergen management, and redistribution of food.
The Codex Alimentarius Commission is…
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First indictments of poultry managers stemming from last year’s big poultry raid
A Federal Grand Jury in the Southern District of Mississippi has indicted four managers or supervisors or human resource officers stemming from the raid last August that saw 680 illegal alien employees detained. The indictments…
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FDA/USDA say they are making progress on labeling cell-made food
When there are Star Trek replicators, what are they going to call the meat, poultry, or seafood products that come out of them? Steaks and chops and chicken breasts from the replicators will be grown …
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Voluntary phase-out by industry of certain PFAS used in food packaging
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is announcing a voluntary phase-out of certain types of grease-proofing agents on paper and paperboard food packaging. This phase-out comes after an FDA post-market scientific review and analysis from…
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