Two dozen leading experts will present 20-minute free presentations on the latest food safety topics including the Food Safety Modernization Act, Global Food Safety Initiative, and a variety of other critical safety topics including HACCP, economic fraud, regulations of allergens and traceability.
Japan’s health ministry will relax the age limit on U.S. beef to 30 months from 20 months next year after it receives approval from the nation’s Food Safety Commission as early as this month.
The Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety is advising companies to stop selling and to recall what it describes as "a small portion" of beef from XL Foods which had made its way to local shops.
FSIS now estimates that approximately 1.1 million pounds of trim and approximately 1.4 million pounds of primal and sub-primal cuts and ground beef were received by U.S. firms.