FSIS Posts New HIKE Scenario

The Agency has posted HIKE Scenario 03-08 "Egregious Electrical Stunning." - Posted 6/27/08 by AHB

FSIS To Stand Firm With Key E. coli Policies For Now: Raymond

Despite recent public meetings and calls from some industry groups for change, USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service is standing firm with some of its key policies regarding E. coli O157:H7 right now, according to USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety Richard Raymond. - Posted 6/27/08 by AHB

FSIS Posts Second HIKE Scenario This Year

USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service has posted on its Web site the second Humane Interactive Knowledge Exchange scenario this year, this one addressing "Cattle Unloading: Slips and Falls." - Posted 6/20/08 by AHB

'Tender' May Soon Be More Than A Claim

Those vague claims of "tenderness" may soon have to be backed up with hard facts, depending on the outcome of research being conducted by the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service. - Posted 6/19/08 by AHB

USDA To Survey Slaughter Plants On Food Defense Plans

FSIS will conduct a survey on August 1 to determine how many FSIS-regulated slaughter and processing plants have voluntarily adopted functional food defense plans. - Posted 6/19/08 by AHB

Food Price Surge Seen Dramatic Over Next Five Years

As a result of the sharp and sustained increase in input costs, food inflation could rise by an average of 9 percent annually between 2008 and 2012 as the rising costs are passed on to consumers, according to a new study. - Posted 6/16/08 by AHB

FSIS Administrator Discusses Staffing, Labeling, E. coli And Outreach

In his first year as administrator of USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service, Alfred Almanza has tackled challenges including adequate inspection staffing levels, consistent and accurate meat labeling and better outreach to owners of small plants. - Posted 6/16/08 by AHB

Groups Launch 'Food Before Fuel' Campaign

More than 20 groups, comprised of food processors and retail, environmental, hunger and food industry organizations, on Tuesday launched a cooperative effort to urge Congress to revisit the nation's food-to-fuel policies, called the Food Before Fuel campaign. - Posted 6/10/08 by AHB

FSIS Offers Regulatory Help For Small Plant Owners

Small and very small plant owners can get some extra help understanding the federal government's rules and regulations regarding food safety by signing up for the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service workshop, scheduled in several major cities in June and July. - Posted 6/5/08 by AHB

AMI Urges USDA To Require Test-And-Hold

The American Meat Institute on Tuesday told USDA it would support an agency policy that would require companies to hold product tested by the Food Safety and Inspection Service until the agency returns test results. - Posted 6/4/08 by AHB