Without USDA inspectors, meat plants would have to close * Production losses of $10 billion possible * White House ties budget cuts to everyday life (Meatpackers say USDA can avoid mass shutdowns) By Charles Abbott WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (Reuters) – The Obama administration warned on Friday that across-the-board spending cuts set to take effect in […]
February 5, 2013 by foodsafeguru
by: Vickery Eckhoff The news that Burger King has been selling horsemeat-contaminated Whoppers in the UK comes just days before Oklahoma debates a bill that would make horse slaughter legal in that state for the first time in 50 years. If it succeeds, there could be a contaminated horse meat burger in your future. Here’s […]
January 2, 2013 by foodsafeguru
The USDA MDP program is dead today and it is a loss to consumers. US Food Safety received the following e-mail to Tweet this information to our followers: Can you do a tweet to your subscribers stating that USDA’s Microbiological data program [MDP] is dead starting today. MDP is touted as performing 80% of government testing of fresh […]
November 14, 2012 by foodsafeguru
By Stephanie Armour A U.S. program that tests random produce samples for salmonella and other pathogens is ending, angering food-safety advocates who said the initiative that was knocked down by industry lobbyists protects public health. Produce sampling stopped Nov. 9 and testing of food already collected will continue, Jim Brownlee, a spokesman at the U.S. […]
October 16, 2012 by foodsafeguru
The USDA has posted a recall of 8,200 pounds of various beef and pork products produced by Lao Chareune Foods without the benefit of federal inspection and misbranded. The following products are subject to recall: 3-oz. and 8-oz. packages containing “Pork Snack Stick” 3.20-oz. packages containing “Seasoned Fried Beef” 1.76-oz. packages containing “Fried Pork Skins” 1.20-oz. […]
February 11, 2013 by foodsafeguru
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