Food Safety And Inspection News

  1. USDA-Sponsored Initiatives Take On Food Safety Concerns 9/29/2011
    Roughly one in six Americans (or 48 million people) are sickened every year by food-borne ailments, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The effects of these illnesses range from acutely unpleasant to lethal, and the problem may be getting worse, as our food supply becomes more global, with an increasing number of antibiotic-resistant pathogens.
  2. USDA Takes New Steps To Fight E. Coli, Protect The Food Supply 9/14/2011
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced recently that it is taking new steps to fight E. coli and protect the safety of the American food supply.
  3. FDA: Pilot Projects To Explore Ways To Trace Sources Of Foodborne Illness 9/9/2011
    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today said that two new pilot projects will enhance the agency’s and industry’s ability to trace products responsible for foodborne illness outbreaks.
  4. Researchers Uncover Genetic Link To Cattle Diseases 9/9/2011
    The origin of three costly cattle diseases is genetically linked, according to findings from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) researchers.
  5. Natural Food Preservative That Kills Food-Borne Bacteria Uncovered 8/11/2011
    University of Minnesota researchers have discovered and received a patent for a naturally occurring lantibiotic — a peptide produced by a harmless bacteria — that could be added to food to kill harmful bacteria like salmonella, E. coli and listeria.
  6. Cargill Meat Recalls Ground Turkey Products Due To Possible Salmonella Contamination 8/4/2011
    Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation, a Springdale, Ark. establishment, is recalling approximately 36 million pounds of ground turkey products that may be contaminated with a multi-drug resistant strain of Salmonella Heidelberg, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
  7. USDA Grant Supports North Carolina State University-Led Research To Reduce Number Of Food-Borne Illnesses 8/3/2011
    Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced research funding to North Carolina State University (NCSU) to study human noroviruses in an effort to design effective control measures across the food supply chain and reduce the number of food-borne illnesses caused by viruses.
  8. Researchers Crack Code Of German E. coli Outbreak 7/28/2011
    A team led by University of Maryland School of Medicine Institute for Genome Sciences researchers has unraveled the genomic code of the E. coli bacteria that caused the ongoing deadly outbreak in Germany that began in May 2011.
  9. Pilgrim's Pride Recalls Additional Ready-To-Eat Chicken Products For Possible Listeria Contamination 7/28/2011
    Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation, a Mount Pleasant, Texas, establishment, is expanding its recall of ready-to-eat chicken products by an additional 7,072 pounds, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced recently.
  10. Most Americans Favor Increased Funding For Stronger Food Safety 5/25/2011
    Among likely voters surveyed across the nation, 66 percent support additional funding for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to carry out new responsibilities related to food safety, according to a Pew-commissioned poll released today by the bipartisan team of Hart Research and American Viewpoint.