Topic: USDA

FDA, FSIS Team to Prevent Foodborne Illness
11/06/2009 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) will hold a joint public meeting focused on improving the system for tracing of food products and ingredients that are causing illness outbreaks or presenting other risks to the health of consumers Dec. 9-10. ...

Roast Beef Deli Products Recalled
11/05/2009 - Curly's Food, Inc., a Sioux City, Iowa, firm, is recalling approximately 12,181 pounds of roast beef deli products because they were inadvertently mislabeled and contain an undeclared allergen, soy. ...

E. coli Prompts Fresh Ground Beef Recall
11/02/2009 - Fairbank Farms is recalling approximately 545,699 pounds of fresh ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. ...

RTE Products Excluded From Testing
10/29/2009 - USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a notice advising inspection program personnel that, under some circumstances, raw meat and poultry products are not subject to Salmonella testing. ...

Mislabeled Canned Chili Recalled
10/29/2009 - Pinnacle Foods Group LLC, a Fort Madison, Iowa, firm, is recalling approximately 91,125 pounds of a canned chili with beans product because it was inadvertently packaged with the statement "gluten free" on the plastic over-wrap and may contain an undeclared allergen, wheat. ...

U.S. Blocks COOL Review
10/26/2009 - GENEVA—Reuters reported that the United States blocked requests from Canada and Mexico to have Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) rules reviewed by the World Trade Organization's dispute settlement body. Both countries contend COOL is negatively impacting their meat exports. ...

Cargill Beef Tongue Recalled over SRM
10/19/2009 - Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation is recalling approximately 5,522 pounds of beef tongues that may not have had the tonsils completely removed. ...

Vatran's Recalls 11,500 Pounds of Sausage
10/19/2009 - Vatran's Fine Foods, Inc. is recalling approximately 11,500 pounds of assorted meat and poultry products under the Montibella Sausage Company and Vatran’s brands because they were produced without federal inspection. ...

FDA’s Hamburg Discusses Regaining Trust
10/16/2009 - The FDA's newest commissioner, Margaret Hamburg, wants to restore Americans' faith in the much-maligned agency. ...

Calif. Ground Beef Recalled over E. Coli
10/14/2009 - San Diego Meat Company is recalling approximately 925 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. ...