New USDA Plan Will Boost Meat, Poultry Safety

Two new outbreaks under investigation

The Food and drug Administration is investigating two new foodborne outbreaks and is continuing its investigations into several others. There is a new outbreak of Salmonella Oranienburg infections that has sickened 18 people. The FDA has not reported the patients’ ages or where they live. The agency is in the early stages of its investigation and has not yet begun traceback, site inspections or sample testing. There are likely many more patients…

New USDA Plan Will Boost Meat, Poultry Safety

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins announced a new comprehensive plan to boost USDA’s efforts to combat foodborne illness. She spoke during the opening of USDA’s new, modernized Midwestern Food Safety Laboratory in Missouri. The plan will better position USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, which is responsible for ensuring meat, poultry, and egg products are safe, wholesome, and properly labeled, to protect the nation’s food supply. The plan inc…

State partnerships part of USDA's new food safety plan - Brownfield Ag News

Last year, growth in Missouri’s meat processing industry was at risk due to a lack of funding, but Missouri’s Ag Director says the situation has changed. This spring, USDA gave $14.5 million to states for meat and poultry inspections. The recently approved state budget is also supporting growth of processing in the state. Chris Chinn […] The post State partnerships part of USDA’s new food safety plan appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

US plan to bolster food safety efforts - Agriland.co.uk

US secretary of agriculture, Brooke Rollins has this week launched a  comprehensive plan to bolster United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) efforts to combat foodborne illness. The department has said that the plan better positions its Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), which is responsible for ensuring meat, poultry, and egg products are safe, wholesome, and properly labelled. USDA added that FSIS will continue to work in close c…