FSIS to Hold Public Meeting on Salmonella: State of the Science
The meeting will be held virtually on September 22, 2020. For more information and to register visit here.
FDA and OSHA Publish COVID-19 Checklist for Food Industry
The checklist is available here.
FDA Update on Bagged Peaches Salmonella Outbreak
The latest information is here.
FSIS to Hold National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection Meeting
The meeting will be held virtually on September 25-26, 2020. The objective of the public meeting is for the Committee to review and advise about the steps FSIS should take to ensure better control of artisanal, shelf-stable ready- to-eat (RTE) fermented, salt-cured, or dried products that rely on multiple hurdles for lethality. NACMPI will also review and advise whether the Agency should continue not to test boxed beef primal and sub-primal products for Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), if they are intended for intact cuts. More information and a link to register is here.
APHIS to Hold Meetings on Bird Animal Welfare
The meetings will be held virtually on September 29, October 7 and October 15, 2020. The meetings will cover topics related to to the development of regulations regarding the welfare of birds not bred for use in research. Visit here for more information and a link to register.
USDA Appoints New Members to Food Safety Advisory Committees
Details here.
USDA Offers Food Safety Tips for Areas Affected by Western Heat Wave
The tips for consumers are available here.
FSIS Releases Back to School Food Safety Tips for Consumers
The tips for consumers are available here.
APHIS Reopens Comment Period for Proposed Rule on National List of Reportable Animal Diseases
More information here.
CIFOR Releases Updated Food Safety Guidelines
The guidelines are available here.
FDA Provides Updates on Red Onion Salmonella and Bagged Salad Cyclospora Outbreaks
FSIS Updates List of Foreign Establishments Eligible to Export to the U.S.
Latest FDA Import Alerts
The latest FDA import alerts are available here and include melamine in milk products, papaya, canned foods and undeclared colors among other things.
Latest FDA Warning Letters:
Please contact Erik Lieberman at elieberman@usfoodimports.com or 202.765.1800 if you have questions or would like additional information.
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