Articles Tagged with ''FSIS''

The extension is to allow meatpackers to ensure that their methods work, the USDA said.

There are any number of scenarios under which FSIS may decide to perform its own environmental sampling in a slaughter or processing facility.

The Supreme Court has overturned a California law that would ban all downer livestock from being slaughtered. In a widely expected decision, the high court ruled that the state's 2009 law was blocked from going into effect by federal law administered by the Agriculture Department's Food Safety and Inspection Service, reports the Associated Press.

FSIS is proposing a modernization of young chicken and turkey slaughter inspection in the United States by focusing FSIS inspection resources on the areas of the poultry production system that pose the greatest risk to food safety.

Anticipated regulations and innovations are changing injection and marinade formulas for meat and poultry processors.

The proposal will allow establishments to label a broader range of products without first submitting the label to FSIS for approval, should it become final.

With E. coli O157:H7, more tests are conducted each year. Thankfully, the vast majority of the results have been negative, but there are still positive findings.

Validation of RTE product safety is necessary, and helped by a combination of skills and principles.

Whittington’s Jerky Inc., a Johnson City, Texas establishment, is recalling approximately 126 pounds of beef jerky products that may be contaminated with Salmonella.

Original Fried Pies Inc., a Davis, Okla., establishment, is recalling approximately 8,888 pounds of frozen meat and poultry pie products.