ARTICLES BY LAUREL MALOY

• The Poultry Industry Is Speaking Highly Of New, Stricter USDA Standards

  1/28/2015

  Though only a few of the biggest names, such as Foster Farms, take the majority of the heat for illnesses and deaths associated with foodborne pathogens, this is a fight for which every food processor must bear some responsibility.

• The Listeria Outbreak That Goes On And On And On…

  1/12/2015

  It started with caramel apples and one distributor. Now, this recall has been expanded to include all Granny Smith and Gala apples distributed by one California processor.

• How To Create A Thriving Food-Safety Culture

  1/5/2015

  Time and time again, negative press will pounce on the facility that falls short on food safety; one hotel gets noticed for doing things right.

• Poultry Modernization Grants Unexpected Freedom

  10/23/2014

  Effective since October 20, 2014, NPIS has a retired veterinarian with the USDA’s FSIS upbeat and expecting good things

• FSIS Begins Holding Beef Suppliers To A Higher Standard

  10/22/2014

  The way the Food Safety and Inspection Service deals with positive E. coli tests at ground beef trim facilities is undergoing some marked changes

• 5 Steps To Listeria Detection

  10/21/2014

  Sample6 and a family-run business are illustrating how simple it is to prevent costly recalls while improving production time

• Inspector Clarifications Issued For NPIS Rollout

  10/14/2014

  The New Poultry Inspection System goes into effect on Oct 20, 2014. Processors will benefit from knowing what FSIS is telling its inspectors

• CSPI Expands Its Salmonella Petition To The USDA

  10/9/2014

  Originally filed, and consequently denied in May of 2011, CSPI petitioned the USDA to declare some antibiotic-resistant strains of salmonella an adulterant

• New Poultry Inspection System Rolls Out October 20

  10/8/2014

  More than two years in the making and still being debated in federal court, the New Poultry Inspection System is just weeks away from becoming reality

• Tyson’s Hatcheries Are Now Antibiotic-Free

  10/8/2014

  The world’s-largest producer of meat is following Perdue Farm’s lead as FDA guidelines regulating antibiotic use in otherwise healthy farm animals approaches its 2016 deadline

• WHO Releases First-Of-Its-Kind Global Listeria Report

  10/7/2014

  Both enlightening and worrisome, the report shows 48 percent of the world’s population lives in a country that does not report Listeria illnesses

• Food And Water Watch Vs. The USDA’s “Filthy Chicken Rule”

  9/18/2014

  The consumer action group is attacking the United States Department of Agriculture over Modernization of Poultry Slaughter Inspection.

• Canada’s VBP Raises The Bar For Beef Safety & Traceability

  9/15/2014

  Canada has one of the safest food supplies in the world thanks to programs such as the Verified Beef Production Program. Perhaps investing in similar programs could help other countries.

• New FSIS Procedures Will Improve Traceability On Contaminated Ground Beef

  8/15/2014

  “Streamlined” and “expedited” are two words describing the USDA’s new procedures. A summer of positive changes means a safer food supply chain and growing consumer confidence.

• COOL — WTO And U.S. Court Of Appeals Will Decide Its Fate

  8/4/2014

  Having been debated since 2002 — when the first wording for mandatory Country of Origin Labeling was introduced into the U.S. Farm Bill — its critics have not stopped fighting for its downturn