ARTICLES BY LAUREL MALOY
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![USDA Poultry Standards]( "The Poultry Industry Is Speaking Highly Of New, Stricter USDA Standards")
The Poultry Industry Is Speaking Highly Of New, Stricter USDA Standards1/28/2015Though 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.
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![Wawona Listeria Scare]( "The Listeria Outbreak That Goes On And On And On…")
The Listeria Outbreak That Goes On And On And On…1/12/2015It 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.
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![Food-Safety Culture]( "How To Create A Thriving Food-Safety Culture")
How To Create A Thriving Food-Safety Culture1/5/2015Time and time again, negative press will pounce on the facility that falls short on food safety; one hotel gets noticed for doing things right.
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![Poultry Modernization]( "Poultry Modernization Grants Unexpected Freedom")
Poultry Modernization Grants Unexpected Freedom10/23/2014Effective since October 20, 2014, NPIS has a retired veterinarian with the USDA’s FSIS upbeat and expecting good things
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![FSIS Beef Supplier Standard]( "FSIS Begins Holding Beef Suppliers To A Higher Standard")
FSIS Begins Holding Beef Suppliers To A Higher Standard10/22/2014The way the Food Safety and Inspection Service deals with positive E. coli tests at ground beef trim facilities is undergoing some marked changes
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![Food Manufacturing Listeria Detection]( "5 Steps To Listeria Detection")
5 Steps To Listeria Detection10/21/2014Sample6 and a family-run business are illustrating how simple it is to prevent costly recalls while improving production time
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![FSIS New Poultry Inspection Clarification]( "Inspector Clarifications Issued For NPIS Rollout")
Inspector Clarifications Issued For NPIS Rollout10/14/2014The New Poultry Inspection System goes into effect on Oct 20, 2014. Processors will benefit from knowing what FSIS is telling its inspectors
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![USDA Filthy Chicken Rule Food Water Watch]( "Food And Water Watch Vs. The USDA's “Filthy Chicken Rule”")
Food And Water Watch Vs. The USDA's “Filthy Chicken Rule”9/18/2014The consumer action group is attacking the United States Department of Agriculture over Modernization of Poultry Slaughter Inspection.
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![Canada Verified Beef VBP]( "Canada's VBP Raises The Bar For Beef Safety & Traceability")
Canada's VBP Raises The Bar For Beef Safety & Traceability9/15/2014Canada 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.
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![FSIS Traceability On Contaminated Ground Beef]( "New FSIS Procedures Will Improve Traceability On Contaminated Ground Beef")
New FSIS Procedures Will Improve Traceability On Contaminated Ground Beef8/15/2014“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.
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![Foster Farma Salmonella]( "Foster Farms Says Salmonella Rates Test Well Below National Benchmark")
Foster Farms Says Salmonella Rates Test Well Below National Benchmark7/8/2014The chicken producer, riddled with bacterial pathogen issues over the last year, has released its plans to reduce Salmonella infection rates in its chicken production facilities.
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![Foster Farms Food Recall]( "Foster Farms Recalls More Than A Million Pounds Of Chicken")
Foster Farms Recalls More Than A Million Pounds Of Chicken7/7/2014On July 3 Foster Farms issued a voluntary recall for raw chicken parts produced in March. The company has been under fire since March of 2013 for not issuing any recalls of contaminated products.
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![E. Coli Outbreak]( "Multi-State E. Coli Outbreak Prompts FSIS Class I Recall")
Multi-State E. Coli Outbreak Prompts FSIS Class I Recall5/20/2014Michigan-based meat producer has voluntarily recalled almost two million pounds of ground beef after 11 people in four states have become ill.
